Posted on 02/16/21
| News Source: i24
Jewish state slated to exceed four million vaccinations on Tuesday
Israel registered 5,138 coronavirus cases on Monday as the country continued to battle the spread of COVID-19, new Health Ministry data released Tuesday morning showed.
Of 70,839 screening tests, 7.5 percent tested positive -- only a 0.1 percent decrease from Sunday.
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There are currently 55,180 active cases in the country, among them 962 patients in serious condition -- including 301 on artificial respirators -- 541 individuals in moderate condition and the rest quarantined at home or in coronavirus hotels with mild symptoms or no symptoms.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in March, a total of 5,423 people have died of the disease. Read more at i24