Ultra-Orthodox still seeing 23% positive virus test rate — report

6 October 2020, 8:12 pm

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Despite promising signs of the overall population’s infection rate beginning to drop, Channel 12 news reports that the rate in the ultra-Orthodox community remains a sky-high 23 percent.

According to the report, which does not mention a source for the information, the rest of the country is seeing an 8% positivity rate, which is still high, but lower than the nationwide rate.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, testing a new rapid test (and coming up negative) says “There are initial signs of cautious optimism that we are halting the pandemic, but it’s too early to say so. All the experts, bar none, say to wait at least a week. That’s what we are doing.”