Man, 90, dies from virus, raising death toll to 20

A 90-year-old man hospitalized in central Israel has reportedly died after contracting the coronavirus raising the country’s death toll to 20.

The man suffered from preexisting conditions and had been hooked up to a ventilator, Wolfson Hospital in Holon says, according to Hebrew media reports.

The death is Israel’s fourth on Tuesday, the highest single-day toll yet.

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