Updated figures from the Education Ministry reveal that 127 schools and preschools have been forced to close due to a surge in coronavirus infections among students and teaching staff.
So far, 352 students and teachers have tested positive, and 17,497 students and teachers have been ordered to enter quarantine.
56% of those who have tested positive are from Jerusalem (197 out of 352), of which 75% are from one school alone, the Hebrew Gymnasia in Rehavia.