Health Ministry says 81 diagnosed with West Nile fever, 7 have died in outbreak

Reporter at The Times of Israel

The Health Ministry announces that 81 people have been diagnosed with West Nile fever in an ongoing outbreak this month, with 64 hospitalized and six on ventilators.

A total of seven people diagnosed with the virus have died.

Most of the patients are from the central region of the country.

The Health Ministry stresses that the virus is not transmitted from person to person.

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