Israel records 1,227 new coronavirus cases in past day

There are currently 264 seriously ill patients in hospitals with 99 on ventilators; since the start of the pandemic 2,865 people succumbed to the virus; cabinet amends shopping mall opening pilot to reduce number of shoppers allowed

Yaron Druckman|Updated:12.01.20 | 07:27

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Israel's new daily coronavirus cases on Monday surpassed 1,200 for the first time since October 16, Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch said on Tuesday.
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There were 1,227 cases confirmed out of 56,000 tests conducted indicating a 2.2% positivity rate.
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Testing employees for coronavirus at the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' offices 
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There are currently 264 people in serious condition in hospitals with 99 on ventilators.
Since the start of the pandemic, 2,865 people have succumbed to the virus.
As of Tuesday, the number of people battling the virus stands on 10,513 with Jerusalem leading the country in the number of infections with 1,413 actively ill patients.
The lockdown on Israel's largest Arab city Nazareth has been extended until the end of the week because of high morbidity reported there. as restrictions were imposed on other Arab cities and neighborhoods suffering from increased contagion.
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Christmas decorations up in Nazareth while the city remains under lockdown due to high coronavirus morbidity 
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The so-called Coronavirus Cabinet on Monday voted to amend its pilot program allowing some shopping malls to operate with quick testing sites available for shoppers.
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Crowds line up to enter shops in a Jerusalem shopping mall on Friday 
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After Israelis flocked to the shopping center over the weekend raising concerns of an influx of COVID-19 infections, ministers decided to reduce the number of customers allowed into the malls.

First published: 09:19, 12.01.20

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Out of a total of 337k who

Presumably contracted Covid in 2020,324k have totally recovered( this is WHO world Covid figures for Israel,others apart from the 2800 or do that have died are on the way to recovery. 26k contracted cancer in Israel this year,Parkinson's,brain and neurological illnesses and diabetes,not forgetting traffic and heart illnesses. Out of the Covid deaths over 90 percent had underlining illnesses,in other words if you enter hospital at age 85 with Alzheimer's etc and contract fly your immune system is unlikely to be able to combat any further illness nevermind Covid.Why are third world countries fairing better????

Naor| 12.01.20

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