On Monday, Israel identified over 5,140 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number since February. On Tuesday, that number rose by over 1,000, reaching 6,275 new cases.
WATCH: Israel records highest number of COVID cases since February
An Israeli military paramedic prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, to be administered to elderly people at a medical center in Ashdod, southern Israel. April 23. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)