Israel reports 2,484 new COVID-19 cases

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JERUSALEM, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Ministry of Health reported 2,484 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 873,827.

The death toll from the virus in Israel rose by four to 6,473, while the number of patients in serious condition rose from 168 to 201, the ministry said.

The total recoveries from the virus in Israel climbed to 849,081 after 607 newly recovered cases were added, while the number of active cases rose to 18,273, the highest since March 20.

The number of people who have received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in Israel stands at over 5.78 million, or 62 percent of its total population, while over 5.37 million people have been vaccinated with the second dose.

On Friday, Israel banned its citizens from traveling to Britain, Georgia, Cyprus and Turkey.

The country has already banned its citizens from traveling to Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, India, Mexico, Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Spain and Kyrgyzstan unless they can obtain special permission from an exception committee. Enditem

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