Corona in Israel (Excerpt from Jerusalem Post dated February 21, 2022)
A total of 17,676 new corona cases were recorded in Israel on Sunday, February 20th, 2022, with a positive return rate of 19.6% out of 101,117 antigen and PCR tests taken. The previous Monday there were 23,661 new cases.
The number of serious patients has fallen to 772, down from 832 the previous day, with 303 patients considered to be in critical condition, 248 of whom are intubated. An additional 27 people are connected to ECMO machines.
There are currently 1,657 people in the hospital with corona, 719 of whom are in mild condition. As of morning of February 21, Monday, 105 children and teens under the age of 18 were in the hospital with corona, with 16 in serious or critical condition.