Israel on Monday morning posted 3,498 new daily coronavirus cases diagnosed a day earlier.
The Health Ministry said on Sunday they conducted 72,763 COVID-19 tests, putting the contagion rate at 4.9%, the highest the figure has been over the past seven days.
At least 590 patients are in serious condition, of whom 144 are ventilated. The official death toll now stands at 3,226 after six more patients died over the past 24 hours.