If the government fails to take additional steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Israel will see more than 10,000 new COVID cases a day by mid-January, a new report from the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate published Tuesday reveals.
The report states that the average number of new cases per week is rising at an "alarming" rate, with the percentage of positive test results also rising consistently. Nationwide, an average of 4% of tests come back positive.
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According to the report, the past three weeks have also seen a notable rise in the number of hospitalized COVID patients listed in serious condition.
The Military Intelligence report was published as Israel identified 3,730 new COVID carriers in a record 91,972 tests.
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