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Israel again breaks record for daily virus cases with 5,523 diagnoses
[JPost] - The Health Ministry said 5,523 coronavirus diagnoses were reported on Tuesday, breaking yet again the record of new daily cases....The ministry reported on Wednesday morning that with 57,165 tests conducted, the contagion rate remains at a disturbing 10%. positive result = (p - r)*x + r where 0 < x < 1 fraction of infected in the population, 0 < p < 1 probability of true positive (approx 0.8) & 0 < r < 1 is probability of false positive (approx 0.05). So, x = 0.07 (approx). At least 1,153 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, a record-breaking figure, with 535 remaining in a serious condition and 138 requiring ventilator support. ...Jerusalem over the past seven days reported the highest number of new diagnoses with 3,034 cases, followed by Bnei Brak with 1,549, Ashdod with 886, Petah Tikva with 636 and Modi'in Illit with 622. Guess what these cities have in common? Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-09-16 |
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