The Corona commissioner, Prof. Nachman Ash, is currently holding a briefing for the media (Sunday), following the increase in Corona morbidity in recent weeks. “In recent days we have seen a heavy load on the health system. There are about 1,200 critically ill patients, 85% occupancy in the various corona wards, hospitals are lowering elective activity. The geriatric system is very high occupancy. There is difficulty in evacuating verified from nursing homes,” he said.
He said, “We are working to release vertebrates who have recovered more effectively. The load is expected to continue for several more days, until we see a decrease in morbidity,” Ash said, adding: “We cautiously hope that the weekend trend of slowdown will continue. We did not go down from 1, but the direction is encouraging. “
According to data from the Ministry of Health, 5,000 new carriers were diagnosed yesterday, with the rate of positive tests standing at 7.2%. In contrast, the coefficient of infection drops to only 1.1. There are 129 red and 161 orange cities and towns in Israel. Also, the average daily infection rate reached 8,288 last week. This is a significant increase, because two weeks earlier, and before the tightening of the closure limits, the daily average was 5,016.