The Health Ministry on Thursday morning reported that nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases had been diagnosed the previous day.
With 3,947 out of 135,885 tests conducted on Wednesday returning positive, the infection rate stands at 2.93%.
Out of 20,429 active patients, 94 are in serious condition, with 38 connected to ventilators.
Since the start of the pandemic, 8,243 Israelis have succumbed to coronavirus-related complications.