11542 IDF personnel are currently diagnosed with covid-19.

The Director of the Ministry of Health, Professor Nachman Ash, visited the COVID-19 Department in Beilinson Hospital today (Sunday). "We are exploring the possibility of shortening the quarantine period for essential workers in medical institutions and other vital positions, and we will do so responsibly," he commented.

Due to the high demand for antigen tests in the Gush Dan area, the MDA is Ince again opening the drive-in testing center in the Ganei Yehoshua parking complex in Tel Aviv this evening after it was moved to the Tel Aviv Expo due to the weather. It will be open until 19:30 this evening.

A seven-month-old toddler was found unconscious at a home in Bnei Brak. MDA paramedics evacuated him to Ma'ayan Hayeshua Hospital while performing artificial resuscitation.

MK Naama Lazimi (Labor) has been diagnosed with COVID-19. She is feeling well and is at home with her family. MK Lazimi commented: "Thank God I feel good. COVID-19 is not an excuse to rest. I will continue to work to promote everything I can from home, and hope that we will soon return to normal. Please get vaccinated. We'll get through this together."

The number of people in Israel considered severely ill with COVID-19 has risen to 436.

The Transportation Ministry has announced that it will be adding busses to bus line 480, which connects the central bus terminal of Jerusalem to the railroad hub in Tel Aviv.

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, Ine of the people held hostage at Texas synagogue, speaks out publicly for the first time since the incident.