Israel reported on Sunday morning the number of serious coronavirus patients in the country has dropped below 400 for the first time in weeks.
The Health Ministry said at the moment 399 patients are suffering from serious symptoms, of whom 176 are ventilated. The official death toll from coronavirus-related complications has gone up to 2,541.
The ministry said that on Saturday 218 people tested positive for COVID-19 after only 7,946 tests had been conducted, putting the contagion rate at 2.9%.