Tel Aviv, Feb. 6, (dpa/GNA) – The number of serious Covid-19 cases in Israel continues to rise to record highs, with 1,263 reported on Sunday.
This is the highest number since the start of the pandemic.
On Saturday the figure was 1,229. Prior to this, the number of serious cases had peaked on January 26 last year with around 1,185 seriously ill people.
Israeli hospitals are struggling to cope with demand. At the same time, however, there are signs that the Omicron wave is gradually breaking in Israel, with the number of reported new infections steadily decreasing.
Coronavirus rules in the country are to be relaxed further from Monday.
GNA