ARUTZ SHEVA
44% of those aged 60 and over vaccinated against COVID-19
by Orly Harari
January 2, 2021

Yesterday, 70,000 people in Israel were vaccinated, according to data published today in a situation assessment by the Ministry of Health. 44% of those aged 60 and over were vaccinated with the first dose. As of last night, 1,019,133 vaccinations had been carried out in the country. As early as yesterday, 5,993 tested COVID-19 positive, with the rate of positive tests standing at 6.1% out of 97,887 tests. The weekly average stands at 5,001. In haredi society, the rate of positive tests in the last week is 14.1%. In Arab society, the percentage is 10.8%, and in the general population, the percentage is 3.8%. READ MORE