The Ministry of Health updated this morning (Friday) that 7,527 people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the past 24 hours - a record number so far in the number of daily diagnoses.
This brings the number of confirmed infections in Israel to 214,458. Yesterday, results were received for 60,524 tests, with a positive rate of 12.81%.
The number of active patients now stands at 60,786.
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There are 1,338 patients hospitalized in hospitals, 669 in serious condition, of whom 167 are on ventilators.
In terms of the morbidity graph, the doubling rate of patients is now once every 12 days, which is the fastest doubling rate in over a week.
Last night was also a difficult day in terms of the number of deaths, which stands at 1,378 people since the outbreak of the pandemic: an increase of 43 from yesterday morning.
A report by the Ministry of Health on morbidity data shows that the number of new patients per day in Israel is the highest in the world relative to the size of the population.
The number of patients in critical condition has increased by about 60 percent in the past month, and hospitals are approaching the brink of failure.
According to the data, more than 10% of the active patients - 6,413 live in Jerusalem. According to a report by Aharon Rabinowitz from Haaretz, in the last two days there has been a 27% jump in hospitalizations from ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in Jerusalem - 65.
972 patients were identified in Jerusalem in the past 24 hours: 525 - Haredi, 260 - from the general public, 100 - East Jerusalem. 136 students in Haredi, 46 in the general public, and 7 Arabs.
Another record: 21% Positive results were received on the last day.
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Bnei Brak continues to be at the top with 3,450 active patients, Ashdod 2,470, Modiin Illit 1,472, Elad 1,036, Beitar Illit 844, and Safed 235.
In the past week, 1,920 new infections were added in the city of Bnei Brak, 1,433 in Ashdod, 904 in Modiin Illit, 640 in Elad, 569 in Beitar Illit, 531 in Beit Shemesh, and 117 in Brachsim.
