Corona infection in Israel from August 16th to 23rd, 2021 (from Jerusalem Post & Haaretz)
August 16, Mon
new cases: 8,646 with the positive test rate of 6.2%
559 are in serious condition, with 89 intubated.
death toll: 6,694
August 17, Tue
new cases: 8,716 (highest number since February) with the positive test rate of 6.2%
579 are in serious condition.
death toll: 6,699
221 persons succumbed to death because of coronavirus since August 1st.
(52 persons in the month of July, and 8 persons in the month of June.)
August 18, Wed
new cases: 7,856 with the positive test rate of 5.5%
603 are in serious condition, with 106 intubated.
death toll: 6,726
August 19, Thur
new cases: 7,692 with the positive test rate of 5.54%
594 are in serious condition, with 108 intubated.
death toll: 6,759
Some 1,201,254 Israelis had received the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine as of Thursday morning.
August 20, Fri
new cases: 7,761
645 are in serious condition, among them, 155 are in critical condition.
August 21, Sat
657 are in serious condition.
August 22, Sun
new cases: 6,527
679 are in serious condition.
29 persons succumbed to death because of coronavirus within this day.
(This is the highest number of death in a day since February)
August 23, Mon
new cases: 5,814 with the positive test rate of 6.2%
664 are in serious condition, with 117 intubated.
death toll: 6,856