(Ynet News) Alexandra Lukash - Israel Health Ministry Deputy Director-General Itamar Grotto said on Monday that although the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Israel keeps climbing steadily, the figures match the ministry's "more optimistic" predictions. "There are no exponential leaps [in numbers of cases]. I hope we will maintain this level of new cases. This is how we know that the steps we've taken are starting to be effective. We'll have to wait a couple of days to see whether these steps are working. In another two weeks, they will start affecting the rate of severe illness and mortality rates." Grotto said that the number of coronavirus tests conducted by health authorities will "reach at least 7,000 this week and then double that figure by next week."
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