■Omicron cases in Israel as of Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The total Omicron cases discovered in Israel is 341.
Of the 341 Omicron cases, 234 entered Israel from abroad,29 are individuals who were in contact with returnees, 66 were infected in the community at three different events, and the cases of 12 people are under investigation.
Another 807 individuals in Israel are highly suspected of having contracted the variant.

■General morbidity in Israel

General morbidity in Israel has also been increasing rapidly.
New cases on Monday, December 20: 1,356 (there were 771 on the previous Monday.)
The R rate on Tuesday, December 21:1.28 %
The active cases on Tuesday, December 21 :8,307 (compared with 5,000 a few weeks ago.)

All of the recent travel restrictions, decided upon by the government at the end of November after Omicron emerged as a potential highly infectious new variant, are due to expire on December 29. But they might be extended, as has already happened twice in recent weeks.