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Israel Lodges 12,000 New Covid Cases, Highest Daily Rise In 2 Years
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Covid In Israel: While there were currently nearly 60,000 people with Covid in Israel, the number of serious cases on Wednesday was only 125, according to the health ministry.
Israel's health ministry on Wednesday announced nearly 12,000 new coronavirus cases, constituting the largest daily rise in infections since the beginning of the pandemic nearly two years ago.
According to the figures, 11,978 new Covid cases were detected over the course of Tuesday, surpassing the country's previous record high of 11,344 cases recorded on September 2 last year.
While there were currently nearly 60,000 people with Covid in Israel, the number of serious cases on Wednesday was only 125, according to the health ministry.
Nearly 4.3 million of Israel's 9.4 million inhabitants have received three shots of coronavirus vaccine. In recent days, authorities began administering fourth shots to at-risk groups.