Israel on Tuesday posted 5,395 new daily coronavirus cases out of some 56,000 tests conducted, placing the contagion rate at 9.6%.
The ministry said 1,113 patients are in serious condition, of whom 324 are ventilated. The official death toll now stands at 4,886.
The ministry further added that 3,207,157 Israelis received the first coronavirus vaccine dose and 1,844,206 received also the second dose, bringing the number of vaccines given in Israel to more than 5 million.