Israel records 602 coronavirus related deaths beginning of month

Yaron Druckman|Updated:

The Health Ministry on Sunday said that since the beginning of January, 602 people have succumbed to COVID-19 after 27 died on Saturday alone.
On Saturday, 5,000 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed after 69,500 tests conducted, indicating a positivity rate of 7.2%.
There are currently 1,115 people hospitalized in serious condition with 246 of them on ventilators.

First published: 11:10, 01.17.21
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