4,585 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Israel on Tuesday, according to a Wednesday update from the Health Ministry with tests at a 20.38% positivity rate.
Of them, 89 are in serious condition and another 21 are in critical condition.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will hold a meeting with Health Ministry officials to discuss the rising number of cases.
The death toll in Israel stands at 10,867.
A fifth vaccine is reportedly being considered as Israel's epidemic team will convene to discuss the matter. The day before, approximately 3,731 tested positive for the virus, the highest amount of cases in a day in Israel in over a month and a half.
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz also tested positive, and urged the general public to "use discretion and wear a mask when necessary, JPOST reports.
