148 new coronavirus cases have been diagnosed over the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry announced Tuesday night. The death toll from the coronavirus stands at 299.
Earlier, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein warned that Israel could see more than 200 new cases a day due to the failure to abide by social distancing guidelines as the Israeli economy reopens.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released statistics Tuesday estimating that as many of 40% of coronavirus patients contracted the disease from an asymptomatic carrier.
According to the WHO, a minority of 16% of people who contract the coronavirus are asymptomatic, but they infect others at a higher rate than those who become ill from the disease.