JERUSALEM, Apr 18 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel reported 224 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 12,982, Israel’s Ministry of Health said.
Eight new deaths were recorded, raising the country’s death toll to 151.
The latest figures show a decline in the number of patients in serious condition. Also, the number of ventilated patients dropped from 136 to 122, the ministry said.
The ministry announced that, it had bought 2.4 million serological test kits, costing 110 million new shekels (about 30.6 million U.S. dollars).
The test kits were purchased from the U.S. medical devices company, Abbott Laboratories, and DiaSorin, an Italian biotech group, specialising in in-vitro diagnostics.– NNN-MA’AN
