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Monday, August 31, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 31, 2020
Health Ministry mum on new infection numbers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Health Ministry has yet to publish updated numbers of coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths, despite nearly two hours passing since the normal reporting time.
No reason is given for the delay.
Earlier, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he does not think Israel needs to reimpose a lockdown until the country reaches 700 to 800 serious cases. In May, he announced that a lockdown could return once Israel hit 250 serious cases.
As of Monday morning, there are 453 patients in serious condition, and the number has been steadily climbing every day. The number of hospitalized patients is nearing 1,000.
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