The Health Ministry reported Friday afternoon that 2,976 new coronavirus cases have been diagnosed out of some 42,000 tests conducted since midnight, putting Israel's contagion rate at 7.1%.
There are currently 1,002 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in serious condition, of which 315 are connected to ventilators
The national COVID-19 death toll reached 5,304 fatalities after 6 Israelis passed away of coronavirus-related complications on Friday alone.

