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Posted On: 04/20/2020 6:45:38 PM
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TEL AVIV – For the first time, the number of Israelis who have recovered from COVID-19 has exceeded the number of new confirmed cases for three consecutive days, the Health Ministry reported.
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On Sunday, there were 226 new coronavirus cases diagnosed while 298 Israelis were said to have recovered from the disease. A day before saw 283 new cases and 330 people recovered; and on Friday 224 new cases were confirmed while 308 people recovered.
The number of COVID-19 patients requiring ventilators is also on the decline, falling from 137 to 109 over the past four days – although some of that drop is due to deaths of critical patients.
The good news is strengthened by the fact that the recovery period is much longer – between four to six weeks – than the infection period, in which symptoms emerge over an average of 11 days.
Ultra-Orthodox communities, which have been the epicenter of the outbreak, have seen a curb in new cases. According to unnamed experts cited by the Haaretz newspaper, the peak of the outbreak is behind us.
Israel has seen a dramatic increase in testing, carrying out more than 11,000 tests on one day last week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country aims to arrive at 30,000 tests a day.
However, senior Health Ministry officials were said to have warned that Israel is not prepared for a second wave of the virus.
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On Sunday, there were 226 new coronavirus cases diagnosed while 298 Israelis were said to have recovered from the disease. A day before saw 283 new cases and 330 people recovered; and on Friday 224 new cases were confirmed while 308 people recovered.
The number of COVID-19 patients requiring ventilators is also on the decline, falling from 137 to 109 over the past four days – although some of that drop is due to deaths of critical patients.
The good news is strengthened by the fact that the recovery period is much longer – between four to six weeks – than the infection period, in which symptoms emerge over an average of 11 days.
Ultra-Orthodox communities, which have been the epicenter of the outbreak, have seen a curb in new cases. According to unnamed experts cited by the Haaretz newspaper, the peak of the outbreak is behind us.
Israel has seen a dramatic increase in testing, carrying out more than 11,000 tests on one day last week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country aims to arrive at 30,000 tests a day.
However, senior Health Ministry officials were said to have warned that Israel is not prepared for a second wave of the virus.
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