Shawdesh Desk:

No new death from the novel coronavirus was reported since last 24 hours in Israel, according to Israeli Ministry of Health.

The death toll has climbed to 281 in the country, the ministry said.

The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported 23 fresh COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in Israel to 16,757.

This is the highest single-day rise in the COVID-19 cases since May 18, when 26 new cases were detected in Israel, according to the reports.

The number of patients in serious condition decreased from 41 to 37 while out of 117 patients currently hospitalized, according to officials.

The number of recoveries increased to 14,457 with 150 new recoveries, while the number of active cases decreased to 2,019.