TEL AVIV, April 19, 2020 (WAFA) – The Israeli Ministry of Health announced today that the number of deaths due to coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached 171.
The ministry added that the total cases reached now 13,362. Of those, 109 are on ventilators, and 3,564 have recovered so far.
Israeli media said the number of coronavirus cases confirmed in Palestinian communities in Israel reached 579, not including communities with a mixed Jewish-Arab population and East Jerusalem.
This came as the Israeli government approved a series of easements in coronavirus restrictions, including raising the workforce in the private sector to 30 percent from 15 and partially reopening stores.
In addition, as of Sunday people will be allowed to pray in groups of 19 in an open space, and not in groups of 10.
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