A cleaner disinfects a classroom at an elementary school in the central Israeli city of Rishon Letsiyon, on April 30, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in Israel increased by 112 on Thursday to 15,946, the state's Ministry of Health said. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
JERUSALEM, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Israel increased by 112 on Thursday to 15,946, the state's Ministry of Health said.
The death toll increased by seven to 222, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased by 10 to 105, the ministry said.
The number of recoveries rose to 8,561, with 328 new recoveries, while the number of active cases dropped to 7,163, the lowest since April 3.
Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli Ministry of Transport announced the resumption of public bus operations on Sundays through Wednesdays, starting May 5.
However, from Thursday evenings until Sunday mornings the public transport in the country will be stopped.
Israel's public transport during the evenings and weekends was halted in mid-March due to the coronavirus spread.
The resumption of bus services follows the gradual increase in the number of employees returning to work.
