The number of daily cases of the novel coronavirus in Israel rose yet again on Tuesday, as 5,583 new cases were reported and 5.7% of tests returned positive, according to a Wednesday morning update by the Health Ministry. The number is the highest number of cases in a day since October.
Of those infected, 628 were in serious condition and 162 were on ventilators. Some 37 deaths were reported since Tuesday morning, bringing the death toll since the beginning of the outbreak to 3,293.
