10,248 people were diagnosed Sunday ) until 18:30 as positive for Corona

10,248 people were diagnosed today (Sunday) until 18:30 as positive for the virus. According to the Ministry of Health, about 84,000 tests have been solved so far and the positive rate continues to rise, partly due to the new guidelines and stands at 12.8%. This is the highest positive percentage since September 2020.

Today, the 1,500,000 verified nation has been diagnosed in Israel since the outbreak of the plague. Israel has become the 35th country in the world and the first to have less than 10 million inhabitants, with such a large number verified since the virus began to spread in China in December 2019.
Since the beginning of January, 114,390 positives have been diagnosed in Corona in Israel, compared with 42,754 in December, 14,923 in November, 44,993 in October and 207,031 in September - then it was the peak of the previous wave. That means the number verified in eight and a half days in January is higher than in October, November and December combined.
542 corona patients are hospitalized in hospitals across the country, 204 of them in critical condition. The Ministry of Health said that 53 patients are connected to respirators.
Since the outbreak of the plague, 8,269 corona patients have died in Israel, the last of whom is today. Since the beginning of the month, 18 patients have died, compared with 49 each December. The Ministry of Health today updated on deaths in the union, including on four Corona patients who passed away last month.
Today's alarming figure is that at midnight 53 new corona patients were hospitalized in critical condition. This is the highest number since October 1st. Since the beginning of the month, 241 new corona patients have been added, the condition of some of them has improved. By comparison, every December, 205 new corona patients were hospitalized in critical condition.