Israel's daily new COVID-19 death cases hit record high

Source: Xinhua| 2020-09-19 00:02:51|Editor: huaxia

JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Ministry of Health reported 27 new COVID-19 death cases on Friday, bringing the total fatalities to 1,196.

This is the highest daily rise of death cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country in late February, as the previous record was 23, registered on Sept. 10.

The ministry also reported 3,815 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases to 179,071.

The number of patients in serious condition rose from 573 to 581, out of 1,195 patients currently hospitalized.

The number of ventilated patients in Israel also reached a record high of 158.

The number of recoveries increased to 130,024, with 3,695 new recoveries, while the number of active cases rose to 47,851.

Earlier on Friday, a full closure, aimed to curb the coronavirus infection spread, took effect in Israel at 2 p.m. local time.

The lockdown will last at least for three weeks, during which four Jewish holidays, including the Jewish New Year, will be marked.

It includes a ban on moving more than one km away from home, as well as the closure of most shops, and all places of entertainment, culture, tourism and leisure.

However, Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport remained open under restrictions, when only pre-approved flights will be operated. Enditem

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