Israel has just registered a record number of COVID-19 cases. There are almost 11 thousand of them. There are far fewer people in serious condition, but the authorities fear that returning to school will increase these numbers, reports the Jerusalem Post.
- Israel was the vaccine leader. It turned out that in the face of the emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus – Delta – even a high level of implantation of Israelis was not enough
- The country has just recorded the largest number of cases, nearly 11.
- Statistics may increase as students return to school
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On Tuesday, the Israeli health minister announced that almost 11 thousand. COVID-19 cases, a new record for Israel. Identified there at least 10 thousand 947 new coronavirus cases, and 7,65 percent. of the surveyed people had a positive test result. Only once since the beginning of the pandemic, the country has recorded more than 10. cases – on January 18, during the peak of the third wave, there were 10.
The number of seriously ill patients has remained stable at 719, but the new school year beginning on Wednesday fills the Israeli authorities with concerns about an even greater increase in infections. – I expect the incidence to increase further, but I hope it will not be a new epidemic Health Minister Nachman Ash told Channel 12.
There are approx. 83 thousand. active cases, compared with 88 thousand. during the third wave, but the number of severely ill patients and those who died in August is lower.
The number of deaths is also increasing. According to data from the World Health Organization, on August 27, 29 deaths were recorded in Israel. In turn, the website www.worldometers.info, based on Israeli government data, reports 55 deaths on August 22. That’s the most since February. In the first days of August, the number of deaths did not exceed 10.
According to recent estimates, 520 people died in August, and the highest number of severely ill patients was 756, compared with over 1,4 thousand. deaths in January and a record number of about 1,2 thousand. seriously ill patients.
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Children in Israel will go back to school after all
On Tuesday it was reported that approx. 35 active cases are school-age children. Students in classes where vaccination rates do not reach 70%, including those vaccinated with the first dose and those who have recovered, will not be able to return to their classes. In this situation, there are about 150. students, but they will have the opportunity to learn outdoors instead of on school grounds.
Minister Ash defends the decision to reopen the schools. It said authorities have put in place several risk reduction measures, including requiring a quick coronavirus test before class begins.
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Israel was the vaccine leader in the spring – they started a large vaccination campaign the fastest. However, the process of vaccinating citizens stopped at 60 percent. population – less than some European countries (e.g. in Denmark, where 70% were vaccinated). Not all of Israel’s population is willing to vaccinate, and there are also many children under 12 in the country. not approved for vaccinations. The situation was made worse by the Delta variant.
The vaccine campaign continues. The average number of vaccines administered recently hovers around 100. daily. To date, more than 2,15 million Israelis have also received a third dose. Israel is estimated to have six million people vaccinated with at least one dose by the end of the week.
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