Nearly 15,600 new COVID-19 cases

A full 15,596 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed Sunday, Israel's Health Ministry reported Monday morning. The new cases represent 22.08% of those whose test results were received that day. There are now 65,799 active COVID-19 cases in Israel. Though the percentage of positive cases remains quite high, the infection coefficient, which indicates whether the pandemic is expanding or contracting, continues its decline, dropping to 1.28 from its high last week of 1.43.