The highest number so far was registered in mid-January with around 10,100 cases. At that time, however, significantly less was tested. In the meantime, more than a million infections have been reported in the country with a population of 9.4 million. The number of seriously ill fell slightly, it was 719 on Tuesday.
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The number of deaths in Israel related to a corona infection had passed the 7,000 mark on Monday. Experts stress the vaccine continues to be effective in preventing serious illness and death.
In Israel, the Biontech / Pfizer preparation is used almost exclusively. Since the end of July, the country has been the first in the world to administer third vaccinations against the coronavirus, around two million have already been vaccinated three times. Almost 59 percent of citizens have received two doses of vaccine. All Israelis aged twelve and over can now be vaccinated for the third time. However, it is hardly possible to achieve herd immunity as long as around 2.13 million children under twelve can only be vaccinated in rare exceptional cases. They make up almost a quarter of the population.
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The background to the decision to have a third vaccination are figures from the Ministry of Health, according to which the effectiveness of the vaccination has declined sharply since the beginning of June. At the same time, the delta variant, which is considered to be particularly contagious, spread.
Experts fear that the start of school on September 1 after the summer vacation could further fuel the infection rate. According to Israeli media reports, more than 90,000 children and young people cannot go to school or kindergarten because they are currently ill or in corona quarantine.