JERUSALEM, Apr 17 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 41 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the total number to 836,740.
The death toll from the virus rose by one to 6,315, while the number of patients in serious conditions decreased from 209 to 201, out of 354 hospitalised patients.
This is the lowest number of patients in serious condition in Israel since July 14, 2020, when it stood at 190.
Total recoveries rose to 827,745, after 344 newly recovered cases were added, while the number of active cases decreased to 2,680.
The number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Israel surpassed 5.34 million, or 57.2 percent of its total population, since the vaccination campaign began on Dec 20, 2020.
Israel’s COVID-19 reproduction number, also known as the R number, increased from 0.71 to 0.72.
The R number is an indicator used to determine how fast the COVID-19 is spreading, as an R number greater than 1 means that the number of patients increases at an exponential rate and multiplies from time to time.– NNN-MA’AN
