The Health Ministry said on Tuesday that 774 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed on Monday, further reflecting a slight upward trend.
Israel has recorded 315,983 corona cases since the onset of the pandemic in mid-March, including 2,580 deaths. So far, 303,634 Israelis have recovered from the disease.
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The figures were released as the Israel Prison Service reported an outbreak of the virus at the Gilboa Prison. According to the IPS, 65 inmates were infected, but the majority remain asymptomatic.
On Monday, the IDF coronavirus task force warned Monday that the recent rise in new COVID-19 infections could indicate that the downward trend seen in the spread of the virus has come to a halt.
The positivity rate reached 3.1%, the ministry said, compared to 2.9% of tests returned on Saturday, 2.1% of tests from Friday, and 1.8% of tests from Thursday.
Former coronavirus commissioner Professor Ronni Gamzu has warned that testing levels need to be at least 30,000 per day for officials to have a good overview of the situation.
Health Ministry data showed that currently, the most infected city in Israel is Jerusalem with 1,480 active patients, followed by Tel Aviv with 409 and Bnei Brak with 347.
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