JERUSALEM, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Wednesday reported 72,120 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,006,131, or 21.2 percent of the total population, the state's health ministry said.
The new daily figure is the highest since the coronavirus outbreak in Israel in late February 2020, the ministry noted.
The death toll from the COVID-19 rose to 8,350, with 10 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition increased from 498 to 533, the highest figure since early October, 2021.
The number of active cases rose to a new record of 393,786, according to the ministry. ■
