Israel on Thursday confirmed 966 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the highest single-day spike since the virus was first detected on Feb. 21, the country’s Health Ministry said.
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The country reported two more deaths from the virus over the past 24 hours, the ministry said in a statement.
The number of active cases, which dropped below 2,000 last month, rose to 8,647 after a spike in recent days.
The Israeli government relaxed a lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus, reopening schools, universities, shopping malls and restaurants.
The country’s Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Sunday that the country was experiencing a second wave of the pandemic and would take new measures to combat the disease.