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Saturday, February 12, 2022
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Saturday, February 12, 2022
Israel confirms 27,417 new COVID infections over weekend; serious cases further dip
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Health care worker takes swab samples from Israelis at a covid-19 drive through testing complex in Modi'in, February 1, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
The Health Ministry says 27,417 new coronavirus infections have been confirmed this weekend, including 22,360 yesterday.
Of the over 98,223 tests performed yesterday, 22.76 percent came back positive.
Serious cases drop to 1,048, as the Omicron wave further ebbs after reaching its apparent peak.
The death toll stands at 9,458.
Ministry data also show the transition rate further declining to 0.74. The figure measures the number of other people each coronavirus carrier infects and is seen as a key measure for gauging the extent of COVID’s spread.
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