JERUSALEM, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Ministry of Health reported 300 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising the total confirmed tally in the country to 833,707.
The death toll from the virus rose by two to 6,220, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 374 to 368, out of the 525 hospitalized patients.
This is the lowest number of patients in serious condition in Israel since Dec. 12, 2020 when it stood at 343.
The total recoveries in Israel rose to 820,906 with 262 newly recovered cases, while the number of active cases increased to 6,581.
The number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Israel now stands at about 5.25 million, or 56.5 percent of its total population, after the vaccination campaign began on Dec. 20, 2020.
The country's COVID-19 reproduction number, also known as the R number, decreased from 0.64 to 0.61.
The R number is an indicator used to determine how fast the COVID-19 is spreading, as an R number greater than 1 means that the number of patients increases at an exponential rate and multiplies from time to time. Enditem
