Israel: 4,485 students, 916 teaching staff infected with COVID

• Published date: 18 December 2020
• Date: 18 December 2020
• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

As of tonight, Dec. 17th, 4,485 students have tested positive for the virus along with 916 teaching staff employees.

About half of the infected students (2,238) come from "red," "orange" and fully restricted areas.

Channel 13 News reported that Israel's Health Ministry will begin a local vaccination campaign as the country finds itself mired in another coronavirus surge with the threat of a third lockdown around the corner.

The report said that at-risk groups including the elderly population might begin receiving vaccinations as early as this coming Monday.

The Health Ministry published reports Thursday morning indicating that since midnight last night, 2,802 new virus cases have been diagnosed out of a total of 82,295 individuals tested, with the positive test...