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Nearly 4,000 new cases as virus surge brings rise in serious patients, transmission
Daily cases nearly triple in a week; PM said to warn surge may leave hospitals on verge of collapse; Pfizer pill shipment set to arrive; 1st case recorded of both COVID and flu
By TOI staff Today, 12:24 pm
There were nearly 4,000 new cases of the coronavirus diagnosed on Wednesday as Israel’s surge in infections driven by the Omicron variant continued at full force.
The Health Ministry said Thursday that 3,947 cases were confirmed a day earlier — nearly triple the number last Wednesday, when just 1,418 cases were confirmed that day.
In addition to the nearly 4,000 new cases, a further 1,059 diagnoses since midnight pushed active infections past 20,000 — more than double the figure recorded a week earlier.
Alongside the rising morbidity figures, there was an increase in serious cases from 84 on Wednesday morning to 94 on Thursday morning. Of those patients, 46 were defined as critical. The majority of seriously ill patients are unvaccinated.
Serious cases have not yet seen a similar surge, and have largely plateaued over the past few weeks. Experts expect that to change soon as the outbreak intensifies, despite the milder illness believed to be caused by Omicron...
Nearly 4,000 new cases as virus surge brings rise in serious patients, transmission
Daily cases nearly triple in a week; PM said to warn surge may leave hospitals on verge of collapse; Pfizer pill shipment set to arrive; 1st case recorded of both COVID and flu
By TOI staff Today, 12:24 pm
There were nearly 4,000 new cases of the coronavirus diagnosed on Wednesday as Israel’s surge in infections driven by the Omicron variant continued at full force.
The Health Ministry said Thursday that 3,947 cases were confirmed a day earlier — nearly triple the number last Wednesday, when just 1,418 cases were confirmed that day.
In addition to the nearly 4,000 new cases, a further 1,059 diagnoses since midnight pushed active infections past 20,000 — more than double the figure recorded a week earlier.
Alongside the rising morbidity figures, there was an increase in serious cases from 84 on Wednesday morning to 94 on Thursday morning. Of those patients, 46 were defined as critical. The majority of seriously ill patients are unvaccinated.
Serious cases have not yet seen a similar surge, and have largely plateaued over the past few weeks. Experts expect that to change soon as the outbreak intensifies, despite the milder illness believed to be caused by Omicron...
