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Saturday, February 5, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Israel’s serious COVID-19 cases reach all-time high of 1,213
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 rises to 1,213, the highest number since the onset of the pandemic, according to new Health Ministry data.
The last time the number of serious patients was close to being this high was in late January 2021, with 1,193 serious COVID-19 cases.
The ministry also reports 37,977 new cases identified yesterday, with a positivity rate of 25.49%. Another 9,508 cases have been identified today by 7 p.m.
The death toll stands at 9,135, after 37 deaths are recorded over the weekend, the ministry says.
The rate of spread continues to fall, reaching an R-value of 0.88. The transmission rate is based on data from 10 days earlier and any value above 1 shows that the rate of infection is growing.
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