Updated Health Ministry figures show 2,052 new coronavirus cases and another COVID-19 death have been reported since midnight.
There are 22,727 active infections, including 221 serious cases, of which 47 are on ventilators.
The positive test rate for the day stands at 3.08 percent.
Israel has confirmed 882,391 infections and 6,495 deaths from the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
According to the ministry, 5,792,114 people have gotten at least one vaccine dose, 5,382,603 have received two shots and another 142,334 have been administered an additional booster.
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