A serious malfunction: 53 dead from Corona in geriatric institutions were missing in counting

A serious malfunction was discovered on Wednesday in the census of the dead from Corona in Israel. 53 dead from Corona in geriatric institutions were missing in the July-August reports - the Ministry of Health announced at noon. The Ministry of Health said in a statement that the incident would be investigated and that Minister Yuli Edelstein took it seriously and would even consider taking personal action if necessary.
At the same time, the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, ordered to consolidate the reports of all deaths, including the geriatric institutions, in the Ministry of Health's computerized system in a regular update. The information for the computerized system. In addition, the ministry is investigating whether there are any other cases that have not been added.
After adding the missing dead to the census of those who perished from Corona, the number of deaths from the disease rose to 719. 1,644 people have been infected with the corona virus in the past day. This increased the number of people infected with the virus in Israel to 96,996, of which about 23,779 are active patients. To date, about 72,498 patients have recovered from the virus.
Of the active patients, the condition of about 401 is severe and about 118 respirators. 798 are hospitalized in the hospitals and the rest in their home or hotel. Since yesterday, six patients have died and the total death toll from the virus has risen to 719. Yesterday, 27,799 virus tests were performed and the positive percentage of them is 6.2%.
Corona projector Prof. Roni Gamzo said yesterday that he may recommend imposing more severe restrictions on the public ahead of the Tishrei holidays, for fear of the virus spreading. "It will be necessary to think about restrictions in preparation for the holidays," he told reporters. "I might recommend a more significant crowd limit and movement."
In addition, Gamzo has announced the start of an enforcement operation on gatherings across the country. "In coordination with the police, a step was taken," he said. "We asked that every day a police chief of a locality or city come and discuss the enforcement on the spot. The public does not look at it seriously."
Gamzo's announcement yesterday joined the statement of the Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Itamar Grotto, who announced during a discussion in the Knesset Education Committee that the final decision to open the school year will be made a week before September 1. "The plan is to open in full outline," he said. There will be a discussion between the Minister of Health and the Minister of Education, just before the start of the school year, and then there will be a final decision on this matter. "