Israel reports highest daily surge in coronavirus cases
The daily confirmed coronavirus cases grew to a record 5,523 in Israel on Tuesday, as the number of tests saw a parallel surge, according to The Times of Israel.
The Health Ministry said Wednesday morning that 166,794 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, including 42,862 active cases — a number that has been sharply rising for the past few weeks.
Of them, 535 were in serious condition, including 138 on ventilators. Another 213 were in moderate condition and the rest had mild or no symptoms.
The ministry said 55,734 test results came back on Tuesday — a new record — of which 9.9 percent were positive, around the same as in previous days.
The death toll remained at 1,147.