[The updated numbers from Israel are remaining consistent: 431 patients confirmed with coronavirus, six patients in serious condition (1.4%) and another 12 patients "moderately" ill. Keep in mind, when 'normal' flu numbers are given, the percentages are based upon estimates of how many flu cases there are, not confirmed cases as being done with coronavirus; there is no telling how many asymptomatic cases there are.]
The six seriously ill coronavirus patients in Israel are all elderly and had existing medical conditions prior to contracting the disease, according to Hebrew media reports on Wednesday.
In statements released Wednesday afternoon, the hospitals treating them said that the conditions of two of the seriously ill patients have deteriorated, with both of them being unconscious and connected to respirators.
One of the patients is a 72-year-old woman at Petah Tikva’s Beilinson Hospital, the medical center said.
The second is a man being treated at Ramat Gan’s Sheba Medical Center, outside of Tel Aviv.
Another of the six had to be resuscitated overnight at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek medical center, but is now stable, Channel 12 said.
In total, 431 people have been diagnosed with the disease in Israel, the overwhelming majority of them — 415, or 96.3% — have either light symptoms or have already recuperated from the illness, according to the Health Ministry.
In addition to the six patients in serious condition, another 12 are moderately ill, the ministry said.
The total number of Israelis infected with the novel coronavirus increased sharply Wednesday with the Health Ministry announcing 96 news cases, bringing the total number of Israelis with the disease to 433.
The number includes 11 people who have recovered from the virus and been released from hospitals.
The increase in numbers may be due to more testing being done, Dr. Arnon Afek of Sheba Medical Center told Channel 12 news.
Health Ministry Director General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov told Army Radio that he fears hospitals may soon be overrun with cases, and doctors would be unable to treat everyone.
“We’ll reach many hundreds of new patients in a day and even more than that,” he warned.
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