JERUSALEM, Jan 17 (NNN-PNA) – The Israeli health ministry, announced 27,167 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the country’s total number of infections to 1,785,551.
The death toll from COVID-19 in Israel grew by 16 to 8,319. The number of patients in critical condition went up by 49, to reach 436 yesterday, the highest daily increase in more than three months.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel has reduced to 259,204, according to the ministry, while the rate of positive results from all daily COVID-19 tests conducted in the country has dropped from 14.02 percent to 9.5 percent.
According to the Israeli Defence Forces, the number of active COVID-19 cases among Israeli soldiers reached 11,542 yesterday, a new high, since the pandemic began in the regime, in Feb, 2020.
Israel’s COVID-19 reproduction number indicator, also known as the R number, has reduced to 1.59 from 2.12, in late Dec, 2021. The patient count climbs exponentially when the R number is bigger than one.– NNN-PNA
