Israel reports record number of COVID-19 cases but few deaths

The outbreak is due to the Omicron variant of the virus, which is spreading despite Israel’s vaccination push and travel bans.
Israeli Magen David Adom administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus to a young man, in the Israeli town of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, on Dec. 23, 2021.
Israel's Magen David Adom administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus to a young man, in the Israeli town of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, on Dec. 23, 2021. - JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images
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Israel reported a record number of COVID-19 cases today. 

The Israeli Health Ministry recorded 11,978 new coronavirus cases among Israel’s population of more than 9 million. Israel’s seven-day average is now around 7,000 daily cases, according to a ministry release. 

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