Despite the vaccination campaign, a record number of 4,852 new verified in the haredi sector in Israel over Shabbat, compared to 3,500 cases last week.
Jerusalem recorded the most new cases (1,637), Bnei Brak had 568, Modi'in Illit 340, Beit Shemesh 299, Elad 173, Petah Tikva 116 and 1,368 in other haredi-majority cities around the country.
80 teams of ZAKA Israel and ZAKA Tel Aviv emergency volunteers worked around the clock throughout Shabbat to detect and treat virus carriers.