Corona: 324 Israelis were diagnosed as positive - the lowest daily number since July 10th

324 Israelis were diagnosed yesterday (Saturday) as positive for Corona - the lowest daily number diagnosed since July 10. By comparison, last Saturday 740 positive for the virus were diagnosed and two weeks ago 1,039. The coefficient of infection decreased slightly and stands at 0.73.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, about 33,500 corona tests were performed yesterday and the positive rate is 0.98%. This is the first time since July 10 that the positive rate is less than 1%. It should be emphasized that the low number of tests is also due to a sharp decline in the demand for corona tests.
The number of corona patients who are in a serious condition has increased slightly, compared to the number on Saturday night, and it stands at 307. The data also show that 157 patients in a serious condition - that is, more than half - are connected to respirators. The data also show that 76% of severe patients are not vaccinated at all. Among severe patients, who have not yet turned 60, the rate of unvaccinated is higher and stands at almost 89%.
In total, there are about 13,000 active patients, 1,660 of whom live in Jerusalem, 385 in Tel Aviv-Yafo, 364 in Be'er Sheva, 251 in Petah Tikva, 241 in Rehovot, 238 in Bnei Brak and 202 in Rahat. In addition, only three red settlements remain in Israel: the Abu Korinat tribe, Beit El and the Ephraim tree.
Five Corona patients died over the weekend, but the number could rise as the Ministry of Health updates data late. Since the beginning of the month, 251 corona patients have died in Israel, 178 of them in the first 12 days of the month and 73 from 13 to 24 October. The head of the public health services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sharon Elrai Price, said this morning in a discussion in the Knesset's Constitution Committee that "the epidemic is shrinking, so our expectation is that we will see a drop from a thousand verified per day at least. The Ministry of Health, together with other ministries, is examining what we are leaving as a basic strip. "
However, a senior health ministry official expressed concern about the introduction of new corona strains from abroad. "We are afraid that vaccine-bypass variants will come from abroad.
On the night between Friday and Saturday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an opinion from scientists on its behalf, according to which the benefits of giving Pfizer to Corona vaccine to children aged 11-5 clearly outweigh the risks of children in this age group being harmed by any vaccine side effects. The FDA has released the scientists' opinion as its analysis ahead of the forthcoming discussion of the vaccine approval for this age group next week.
Former Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, said that after the FDA approval, the Ministry of Health will examine with Israeli experts whether it is safe to vaccinate children, adding that if the approval is obtained - "I think it is right to vaccinate." Every day they are children aged 11-5, and the vaccine is an important step to prevent and reduce the morbidity at this age as well. "Despite the low morbidity, there is an increase in the morbidity of children in the Delta strain, and there are symptoms of complications and illness that last longer."
He also referred to the Barzilai hospital he runs, saying there was one corona ward left. "It currently has 14 patients, three of whom are respirators," he said. "The other wards have been converted back to boarding schools that we also need. We have some severe corona patients, most of whom are not vaccinated. I experience in the hospital what we all experience - a decrease in the number of difficult patients and a decrease in new verified patients."