Mayanei Hayeshua hospital in Bnei Brak has reported the deaths of two coronavirus patients.

One was a 97-year-old woman who had been a resident of a nursing home; the other was a 71-year-old man; both of them suffered from several underlying health conditions.

There are currently 32 people in the hospital's coronavirus ward. Five are in serious condition of which two are on ventilators. A further seven are in moderate condition and the other 20 are mild cases.