As of Monday morning, there are 16,492 confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel, with the death toll currently standing at 254, health officials confirmed.
Sunday saw five new coronavirus-related fatalities, the highest daily jump over the past few weeks.
Of the latest figures, 73 people are in serious condition, with 64 patients needing ventilator support, an increase of 2% over the past 24 hours.
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Coronavirus patient being taken to intensive care unit at Ichilov Hospital
(Photo: Ichilov Hospital )
At least 48 COVID-19 patients are in moderate condition and the rest have mild symptoms.
The Health Ministry said there are 4,690 people currently infected with the pathogen, while 11,548 patients have recovered from the disease.
Over the past 24 hours, medical officials conducted 4,860 coronavirus tests.
Jerusalem still has the highest number of coronavirus cases with 3,639 confirmed infections, followed by the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak with 2,901.
The city of Tel Aviv has so far recorded 551 coronavirus cases.
The ultra-Orthodox cty of Beit Shemesh and the Haredi settlement of Modi'in-Illit have recorded 517 and 412 cases, respectively.