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Israel reports 178 new coronavirus cases, 883 in total

| @indiablooms | Mar 21, 2020, at 07:33 pm

Tel Aviv/Xinhua/UNI: 178 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Israel, bringing the total number of the cases to 883 in the country on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health.

On Friday night, the first coronavirus patient, an 88-year-old man from Jerusalem, died in Israel.

Israel Prison Service has announced the release of 500 prisoners as part of the measures against the spread of COVID-19.

These prisoners are not considered dangerous, and have already served most of their prison term.  

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