Israel had a total of 16,004 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Friday morning, with 134 new cases reported since Thursday, the Health Ministry reported.
Israel's death toll from the virus stands at 223, whereas 8,758 have made a full recovery.
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Of the 7,023 cases listed as "active," 105 were listed in serious condition, including 83 patients on ventilators. Another 82 patients were listed in moderate condition, with the vast majority, 6,836, defined as light or minor cases. A total of 322 corona patients were being treated in hospitals and medical centers, with another 1,746 in hotels and 4,138 at home.
Meanwhile, the Keter Unit A at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, which opened on March 9 and was one of the first dedicated coronavirus treatment wards to launch in Israel, is now closed after the last three patients hospitalized there – ages 88, 91, and 93 – recovered from the virus and were released. Since March 9, dozens of corona patients have been treated at Shaare Zedek and released after recovering.
Shaare Zedek Director Professor Ofer Marin said that "the closure of our Keter A Unit is a landmark in the national battle against coronavirus. Shaare Zedek was one of the two hospitals that led the treatment of coronavirus and is now leading the research to find ways of treating the virus."
