Israel reports 7 new COVID-19 cases, 838,892 in total

Source: Xinhua| 2021-05-10 01:57:58|Editor: huaxia

JERUSALEM, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Ministry of Health reported seven new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the total number of cases in the country to 838,892.

The death toll from the virus increased by one to 6,377, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 85 to 80, out of 150 hospitalized patients.

This is the lowest number of patients in serious condition in Israel since July 2, 2020 when it stood at 72.

The total recoveries in Israel rose to 831,620 after 140 newly recovered cases were added, while the number of active cases decreased to 895, lowest since March 21, 2020.

The number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Israel surpassed 5.42 million, or 58 percent of its total population. Enditem

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