Xinhua
11 Jan 2021, 01:21 GMT+10
JERUSALEM, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ministry of Health reported 5,912 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number in the country to 489,995.
The death toll from COVID-19 in Israel reached 3,663 with 30 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition increased from 964 to 1,056, out of 1,693 hospitalized patients.
This figure marked a new record of patients in serious condition since the outbreak of the disease in the country in late February 2020.
The number of ventilated patients reached a peak of 246, compared to the previous record of 236 reported on Saturday.
The total recoveries rose to 417,651, after 5,967 new recovered cases were added. The active cases rose to 68,681.
Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the number of active patients among soldiers had risen to 1,289, the highest since Oct. 10, 2020 and compared to only 91 on Nov. 9.
The IDF added that 11,024 soldiers are currently in home quarantine.
China and Israel cooperated on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
On Feb. 11, 2020, the Tel Aviv Municipality Hall, a landmark in the Israeli city Tel Aviv, was illuminated with the colors of China's national flag, showing solidarity with China in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Later on March 19 and April 1, two video conferences were held between Chinese doctors and Israeli counterparts to share experiences in containing the virus spread and treatment of coronavirus patients.
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