The Health Ministry reports 531 new coronavirus cases yesterday, with the number of active infections climbing to 4,064 amid a continued resurgence in morbidity.
There have been another 200 cases since midnight, with the number of infections since the pandemic began rising to 845,767.
The death toll stood at 6,435, up one from yesterday, while serious cases ticked up slightly to 43.
The positive test rate was 0.7 percent, identical to recent days.
According to the ministry, there are now five Israeli communities designated as “red” — the most severe level under its “traffic light” ranking system. The localities were listed as Kfar Yona, Shaarei Tikva, Ma’ale Adumim, Zufim and Yehud.
Following a push to increase vaccination rates among children, ministry figures show 5,726,066 people have received at least one COVID shot and 5,190,546 have gotten two doses.
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