I figured the Haredi communities were leading in Corona cases
Some government ministers have discussed extensions of the lockdown due to infection surges in Haredi communities, even more than in Arabic ones:
The government will be asked to decide on an extension to the current coronavirus lockdown later in the week, as the infection rate in ultra-Orthodox communities continues to soar.It goes without saying this is an embarrassment, particularly in light of how some gurus have called on their followers to take the vaccines (which, in fact, I did today). Does this mean they're no longer taking their advice, no matter how good this time, or some of the more insular ones are going the opposite route? It certainly doesn't bode well in their neighborhoods, that's for sure.
As COVID-19 infections spread rapidly among Haredi and Arab communities, some members of the coalition were demanding to know how mitigation orders were being enforced.
[...] The average positivity rate in the ultra-Orthodox sector is 19%, in the Arab sector it stands at 15% while in the non-religious Jewish sector only 5.5% of all tests for coronavirus returned a positive result.
The ultra-Orthodox West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit showed a 29% positivity rate of all tests last week, up from 28% the previous week with 1,274 new COVID-19 cases identified.
Elad, a Haredi city in the center of Israel, showed a rise of positive tests to 23%, up from 18% the previous week with 1,007 new cases confirmed.
The ultra-Orthodox West Bank settlement of Modi'in Illit also showed an increase in its positivity rate, with 20% of tests returning a positive result - up from 18.5% the week before. Out of the 78,000 residents of the settlement, 2,393 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed.
Israel largest Haredi city Bnei Brak has also seen an increase in positive results of coronavirus testing, with a 19% positivity rate - up from 15% the previous week and with 3,202 new virus patients identified.
Jerusalem continues to lead the country with active case counts, with one out of five of all COVID-19 patients living in the capital. In the past week alone, the city's positivity rate rose from 15% to 17% with 10,250 new cases confirmed.
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