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Saturday, August 15, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Health Ministry reports 9 new virus deaths, 1,118 fresh infections
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Health Ministry reports 1,118 new coronavirus cases over Shabbat, bringing the number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic to 92,198.
It also reports nine new deaths, raising the national toll to 674.
Of the 23,574 active cases, there were 387 people in serious condition, with 116 on ventilators. Another 171 were in moderate condition and the rest had mild or no symptoms.
The ministry says 20,739 tests were performed yesterday and 6,950 so far today. Testing levels have typically dropped over the weekend.
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