More then half-million a coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in Israel since the outbreak of the pandemic back in March, as the Health Ministry reports 7,570 new patients have been diagnosed on Monday.
With some 95,000 tests performed, the infection rate stands at 8%, the highest it has ever been.
There are currently 1,733 coronavirus patients hospitalized, of which 1,069 are in serious condition, with 262 connected to ventilators.
The death toll from the virus stands 3,704 - 19 of them on Monday alone.