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Nearly 1 in 7 coronavirus patients are from Bnei Brak, new tally shows
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNearly one in seven coronavirus patients are from the central city of Bnei Brak, which has emerged as a major hotspot in the outbreak, with some 900 cases, according to Health Ministry statistics.
These 900 cases — out of the country’s total 6,211 — make it the city with the second highest number of cases after Jerusalem, with its 916 confirmed diagnoses out of a population roughly five times greater than that of Bnei Brak.
Tel Aviv has 324 confirmed cases, followed by Petah Tikva with 127, Rishon Lezion with 121 and Haifa with 81.
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