JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 1,967 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the tally of confirmed cases in the country to 723,726.
The death toll reached 5,378, after 38 new fatalities were added, while the number of patients in serious condition increased from 992 to 1,008, out of 1,613 hospitalised patients.
Total recoveries rose to 662,628, with 7,165 newly recovered cases, while active cases decreased to 55,720.
The number of people vaccinated surpassed 3.87 million, or 41.6 percent of the total population, since the vaccination campaign began on Dec 20, 2020.
The ministry said, Israel’s COVID-19 reproduction number, also known as the R number, has dropped to 0.85, after rising to one on Feb 5.
The R number is an indicator used to determine how fast COVID-19 is spreading, as an R number below one means the spread of the pandemic has been curbed.– NNN-MA’AN
