Israel's coronavirus infection stood at 0.2%, Monday, according to Health Ministry data as just 47 of the 28,494 people who tested for the virus, Sunday, were found to be carrying COVID-19. There are currently 1,288 active cases in the country.
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As of Monday morning, there are 104 Israelis hospitalized in serious condition with complications from COVID-19, 62 of whom are on ventilators.
Just 13 of the 9,236 people who tested for the virus were found to be infected, Saturday, for an infection rate of 0.1%, a record low since March 2020.
Although 830,922 people have recovered from the virus since the outbreak of the pandemic, 6,366 have died.
Israel, which has carried out a vaccination campaign feted as one of the most efficient in the world, announced in mid-April the gradual reopening of its borders for tourist groups from May 23.
Limitations on individual tourists, however, remain in place, with a specific date for a full reopening still unclear.
The Health Ministry said that "health considerations" would determine the travel "schedule" in the future.
Over half of the population, 5,054,606 people, have received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine under a medical data-sharing agreement between the Jewish state and the US pharmaceutical giant, according to official statistics.
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Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said that for the first time since the start of the pandemic, no soldier had tested positive for the coronavirus over the last 24 hours.
The IDF reported its first case on March 2, 2020, when a soldier who worked part-time in a toy store tested positive for the virus.
The number of conscripts, career officers, and civilian army employees who have been infected has varied over the past fourteen months, peaking at over 3,000 cases in February.
"The success we recorded this morning is an important step in our fight against the virus: thanks to the efforts of IDF members and the national vaccination effort, there are no more coronavirus patients within the military, " IDF chief medical officer Brigadier General Alon Glasberg said in a statement.
In March, the military said it had for all intents and purposes reached collective herd immunity, with 80% of all troops having either been vaccinated or recovered from the virus.
The IDF launched its vaccination campaign in early January and, after five weeks, three-quarters of the soldiers had received at least one dose of the vaccine.
i24NEWS contributed to this report"
