Good news: case positivity is down

A few positive signs from the data on Israel’s fight against the coronavirus: Test positivity is down The percentage of tests that come back as positive for the coronavirus is one of the best measures of how widespread the real infection is likely to be. In late July, Israel was hitting 8% average positivity, but […]

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Patterns in Hospital Admissions

Between two and four times a day, the Health Ministry releases updated statistics on the coronavirus in Israel. The frequency of these releases makes it feel like we’re getting real-time detailed insights into what’s going on with the virus and Israel’s attempts to manage the pandemic. The data includes: the number of tests so far […]

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Covid roundup 19 August

Just a few bits of virus-related news that didn’t merit their own post: The Health Ministry today reported 53 additional virus deaths that took place over July and August in care homes. They had not been included in the reporting until now. This brings the number of deaths from Covid-19 since 1 July to 451. […]

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