Israel on Monday reported that less than 2,000 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed a day earlier, with infection rate dropping to 7.7%, the lowest the figure has been in weeks.
The Health Ministry said that on Sunday 1,609 people tested positive for COVID-19 after 22,777 tests had been conducted.
The number of patients in serious condition now stands at 823, of whom 224 are ventilated. The official death toll has gone up to 1,983.