Tag: Fatalities
Israeli officials make wearing masks in public mandatory
The Israeli government announced on Tuesday a new regulation requiring people to wear masks in public in order to help stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis last...
Number of coronavirus cases in Israel exceeds 8,000 as death toll continues to rise
Israel’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 47, with 8,018 confirmed cases of infection, according to Israel’s Health Ministry. Of the confirmed cases, 7,195 patients are listed as being in mild condition, 173 in moderate...
21st Israeli dies of COVID-19 as cases reach 5,591; unemployment hits record highs
As Israel saw its 21st coronavirus fatality on Wednesday and confirmed infections in the country hit 5,591, the Israel National Employment Service (INES) announced that the number of unemployment claimants has exceeded 1 million...
Israel sees 18th coronavirus fatality; total cases approach 5,000
The number of coronavirus fatalities in Israel rose to 18 on Tuesday, after two female patients, both of whom suffered from prior medical issues, succumbed to the illness.
According to a Sheba Medical Center spokesman,...
Cremation of Argentina’s Jewish coronavirus victim sparks concerns
The cremation by local authorities of Argentina’s first Jewish victim of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has stirred controversy among the country’s Jewish communities since the practice is forbidden under religious Jewish law.
Ruben Bercovich, 59, a...
One of five people injured in Monsey Hanukkah stabbing dies of wounds
A victim of the Dec. 28 machete attack at Hanukkah party at a home and prayer hall known as Rabbi Rottenberg’s Shul in Monsey, N.Y., has succumbed to his wounds.
“We are sad to inform...
Holocaust survivor who delivered US House prayer dies of coronavirus at 91
A rabbi who survived World War II and the Holocaust and in January delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives died on Tuesday—14 days after his 91st birthday—after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
Yeshiva World News first...
Israel’s COVID-19 death toll rises to five, strict lockdown announced
The number of Israeli coronavirus fatalities rose to five on Wednesday, according to Israel’s Health Ministry, and 2,030 Israelis have so far been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus. The two latest fatalities were announced...
Coronavirus death toll rises to two in Israel, both over 60
Israel’s second victim of coronavirus—a 67-year-old woman who suffered from “a serious pre-existing medical condition”—died on Tuesday at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.
Israel’s first coronavirus fatality was 88-year-old Holocaust survivor Aryeh Even, who was living...