The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in serious condition hit 411 as of Monday morning, a new record, according to updated data from the Health Ministry.
The number of confirmed carriers identified since the start of the coronavirus epidemic in Israel stood at 103,274 on Monday, after passing the 100,000-mark this past weekend. As of Monday morning, there were 21,914 active or symptomatic cases identified in Israel after tests conducted between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday confirmed 962 new cases.
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A total of 877 COVID patients were hospitalized nationwide, of whom 411 were listed in serious condition, including 116 patients on ventilators. Another 200 hospitalized patients were listed in moderate condition.
The dedicated COVID treatment units at Poria Hospital, Laniado Hospital, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, and Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center were at capacity on Monday, and a total of 1,756 doctors, nurses, and members of other medical professions were in quarantine.
The death toll from coronavirus has reached 839 since the start of the epidemic. Approximately 40% of the total deaths from the virus occurred between July 31 and Aug. 24, well into the second wave.
Meanwhile, former Health Minister Yakov Litzman tore into Professor Ronni Gamzu, the coordinator for Israel's efforts to battle the spread of the virus, on Sunday over Gamzu's objection to allowing Hassidic Jews to travel to Uman in Ukraine to pray at the grave of Rabbi Nahman of Uman, a traditional High Holiday event.
Litzman, who is now serving as housing and construction minister, told reporters that Gamzu should resign because of the various measures he was taking to prevent flights leaving Israel for Uman. Gamzu has even reached out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the matter.
Earlier Sunday, Litzman claimed that Gamzu had overstepped the bounds of his authority by contacting Zelensky and called it a "slap in the face to the many Breslov Hassidim who travel to Uman every year."
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