95 ‘Israelis’ Killed By Coronavirus, 10,408 Infected

By Staff, Agencies

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the ‘Israeli’ occupation entity rose to 95 on Friday night, with nine new deaths reported by the Zionist Health Ministry over the last 24 hours.

Officials said the number of confirmed cases was 10,408. Of those cases, 167 were in serious condition, including 124 on ventilators. Another 173 people were in moderate condition, with the rest having mild symptoms. And 1,183 have recovered from the illness.

Two of the dead were women, 86 and 84 years old, who had been hospitalized at occupied al-Quds Shaare Zedek Medical Center. The hospital said they had both suffered from complex preexisting conditions. The two were settlers of the same assisted living facility in occupied al-Quds.

The novel coronavirus has been spreading quickly in nursing homes around the occupation entity, raising intense concern for the safety of the elderly. The Health Ministry said Thursday it was conducting tests over Passover at assisted living facilities where there have been confirmed COVID-19 cases, adding that 3,000 tests were expected to be performed on each of the coming days.

A full lockdown barring intercity travel came into effect Tuesday ahead of the Passover holiday and was lifted Friday morning.