Israel’s COVID death toll nears 8,000

Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in a coronavirus ward on August 23, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in a coronavirus ward on August 23, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The number of serious coronavirus cases drops to 408, according to Health Ministry figures.

Another 1,174 cases have been diagnosed since midnight.

The death toll since the start of the pandemic stands at 7,959.

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