Coronavirus: Serious patients, hospitalizations at lowest since August

• Author: ROSSELLA TERCATIN
• Published date: 04 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

As a result, several medical centers began to close their corona wards.

Some 564 people were in serious conditions on Monday, out of 1097 hospitalized – about 844 of whom were in hospitals and the rest in geriatric facilities.

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At the peak of the fourth wave in the past few weeks, the numbers reached, respectively,were 740 and 1,700.

"I hope we are nearing the end of the fourth wave, although the coronavirus is still here and it is very important that people continue to wear a mask and keep social distance, while those who have not been vaccinated should do so as soon as possible," said Prof. Masad Barhum, the director of the Galilee Medical Center.

Following a decrease in patients, the center closed off one of its wards after two months and was able to turn it back into an internal medicine department. Another two wards, including a coronavirus intensive care unit, remain open.

The Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) also both closed down one of their three coronavirus wards.

The data about hospitalizations confirmed the encouraging health trends of previous days, with all parameters showing that the outbreak is receding.

Some 2,653 cases were identified on Sunday, with 2.83% of the almost 100,000 people screened testing positive.

On the previous two Sundays, the cases recorded were respectively 3,870 with 95,000 tests performed and a positivity rate at 4.18%, and 6,547 with 130,000 tests and a 5.17% positivity rate.

Some 1,500 of the new virus carriers identified on Sunday were schoolchildren. However, also among them, the morbidity appears to be declining.

There are currently about 20,000 active cases among students – down from over 40,000 – while...