Israel posts record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations

Some 890 patients hospitalized in serious condition, among them 215 patients on ventilators; Israel ranked fifth in the world in number of coronavirus infections per capita
Yaron Druckman|
The Health Ministry reported Sunday evening record-high 1,668 COVID-19 patients are receiving treatment across Israel's hospitals.
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  • Some 890 patients are hospitalized in serious condition, among them 215 patients receiving respiratory assistance from ventilators.
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    צוות אנשי רפואה ב מחלקת ה קורונה ב בית חולים המרכז הרפואי ל גליל ב נהריה ב -1 באוקטובר
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    Medical staff in coronavirus ward at Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya
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    Twenty-one Israelis passed away since midnight due to complications of COVID-19, bringing the country's total coronavirus-related deaths to 1,707 fatalities.
    Health authorities have conducted 12,149 coronavirus tests by Sunday evening, a relatively low figure for a Sunday, and one of every ten tests yielded a positive result. These numbers, alongside figures from previous days, continue a declining trend in the national coronavirus infection rate – dropping from an alarming 15% to a mere 10% within days.
    The number of active coronavirus cases has also dropped under the 70,000 mark for the first time in weeks and now stands at 69,248 patients who are still battling the virus.
    Israel is ranked fifth in the world in the number of coronavirus infections per capita as one of every 35 Israelis have contracted the pathogen this year.
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    Health worker dons protective gear at Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital
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    In comparison, one in every 44 civilians in the United States have contracted the virus, one in every 107 in Sweden, and one in 186 civilians in Italy.
    Countries such as Qatar and Bahrain sport worse infection rates per capita as one of every 22 and 24 civilians have contracted the virus in each country respectively.
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