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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Serious COVID cases fall below 500 for first time since mid-August
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Police and light rail inspectors enforce coronavirus regulations on public transportation, on October 3, 2021, in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Updated Health Ministry figures show the number of serious coronavirus cases falling to 489, the lowest they have been since mid-August.
Since midnight, another 1,678 coronavirus cases have been confirmed, with active infections standing at 36,037.
There have been 1,296,125 verified infections since the pandemic began and 7,853 deaths.
According to the Health Ministry, 6,153,823 people in Israel have received at least one vaccine dose and 5,662,909 have gotten two shots. Another 3,606,065 have been administered a third dose.
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