New record: Almost 50,000 confirmed cases per day, a surge in patients in serious condition

January 13, 2022   

The increase in morbidity continues: Ministry of Health data published this morning (Thursday) shows that 48,095 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were diagnosed yesterday - out of approximately 401,000 antigen and PCR tests performed. Where are the coronavirus tests performed? What test is done and when? All the information 7 million American children who were vaccinated are not wrong: We got vaccinated and you should get vaccinated too Has it been three months since your second vaccination? This is how you will protect yourself from the virus The rate of positive tests was 11.97%, while the infection rate decreased slightly to 1.91. There are currently 258,664 active patients in Israel. The number of patients hospitalized in serious condition in hospitals jumped to 283, of whom 76 are in critical condition. 8,290 have died from the outbreak of the epidemic. The data also shows that 37,809 people entered isolation yesterday, with a total of 165,550 staying in isolation. And what about vaccinations? 16,657,395 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine, 25,997,011 with the second dose, 34,370,217 with the third and 4,468,699 with the fourth dose. According to the Ministry of Health, 5,657 medical staff members, including 767 doctors and 1,504 nurses, are currently in isolation due to the coronavirus. According to a report on Channel 2, the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Nachman Ash, is expected to inform hospital directors in the coming days that surgeries and medical procedures that are not defined as urgent should be reduced. Hospital directors will be instructed to examine, among other things, the status of hospitalizations, severe morbidity, and staff members who have been confirmed or are in isolation, and accordingly reduce outpatient services. A senior official at the Ministry of Health told Kan News: "The biggest problem in the health system is the availability of medical personnel, and that it is even more serious than the burden caused by severe illness." The same official warned that the health system may raise a red flag early, due to the staff's competence alongside corona and flu patients. Another senior official at the Ministry of Health expressed concern that the quality of patient care may be harmed due to the increase in the rate of hospitalizations and patients in serious condition. Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz addressed in an interview with Akiva Novik and Chaim Levinson on Channel 2 claims that following the outbreak of the Omicron virus and the number of The verified and isolated, there is actually a small lockdown - and he said: "What is happening now is not a full-scale lockdown. Ultimately, the Ministry of Finance will examine who was affected according to the criteria that will be determined and people will be compensated. We will not leave anyone alone. Of course, life is not normal and there are disruptions, we are doing everything we can as a country to continue living and functioning." He added: "I am not spreading panic, I do not advocate panic and I do not think we are in such a situation. We are focusing on protecting the vulnerable population.".