According to Kisch, 8,571 new confirmed patients were diagnosed since yesterday, 9.8% positive tests out of all of those conducted, and Israel now has 1,150 patients in critical condition.
"If we weren't in a lockdown we would be in a panic right now and seeing much higher numbers," Kisch said during the interview, adding that "we appealed to the prime minister yesterday, requesting that the lockdown be extended."