4,314 new COVID infections recorded since midnight; serious cases at 713

A newly opened Maccabi coronavirus testing site in the central city of Modiin, on September 13 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
A newly opened Maccabi coronavirus testing site in the central city of Modiin, on September 13 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Health Ministry figures show that there are 713 coronavirus patients hospitalized in serious condition, including 202 people on ventilators, a record during the current wave of morbidity.

The ministry says that another 4,314 infections have been recorded since midnight, with the number of active cases at 65,719. So far today, 5.45 percent of COVID-19 tests have come back positive.

The death toll stands at 7,602.

According to the ministry, 6,079,953 people have received at least one vaccine dose, 5,603,771 have gotten two shots, and 3,146,190 have been administered a third dose.

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