Health Ministry reports 42 new virus cases over past day; death toll at 240

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel rises to 16,381, with the Health Ministry reporting 42 new infections over the past 24 hours.

There have been 240 deaths from the virus, up one from last night.

According to the Health Ministry, 83 people are currently in serious condition, 68 of whom are on ventilators.

Another 56 Israelis are in moderate condition and the rest have mild symptoms.

So far, 10,873 people in the country have recovered from COVID-19.

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