JERUSALEM, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Ministry of Health reported 206 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the total infections in the country to 836,334.
The death toll from the virus rose by five to 6,309, while the number of patients in serious conditions decreased from 250 to 231, out of 367 hospitalized patients.
This is the lowest number of patients in serious conditions in Israel since July 17, 2020 when it stood at 220.
The total recoveries in Israel rose to 826,768 after 287 newly recovered cases were added, while the number of active cases decreased to 3,257.
The number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Israel surpassed 5.33 million, or 57.1 percent of its total population, since the vaccination campaign began on Dec. 20, 2020.
The country's COVID-19 reproduction number, also known as the R number, decreased from 0.74 to 0.72.
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
