There were 10,947 new cases registered in the past day, the
Health Ministry said.
The latest figure is higher than the previous record, dating
back to mid-January, when officials announced some 10,100 cases. Fewer tests
were being carried out at the time, however.
More than 1 million infections have been reported in Israel,
a nation of 9.4 million.
The number of seriously ill people has fallen slightly, to
719 on Tuesday.
So far, more than 7000 people have died of COVID-19 in
Israel, according to the latest figures.
Scientists continue to emphasize that the vaccine against
the virus remains effective in preventing serious illness and deaths.
Israel's vaccination campaign relies exclusively on the
Pfizer/BioNTech shot. the country was the first worldwide to roll out booster
jabs. So far, 2 million people have received their third shot.
Meanwhile nearly 59 per cent of people have received two
doses of the vaccine.
Israel is offering third shots to everyone aged 12 and up,
but herd immunity remains difficult to reach, with some 2.13 million children
under 12 who can only be vaccinated in exceptional cases.
Israel decided to roll out third vaccinations based on
Health Ministry figures suggesting the vaccine's effectiveness had declined
sharply since the beginning of June among those who had received the first
round of jabs.
Meanwhile, the country is battling with the spread of the
more contagious Delta variant.
Experts fear that the start of the school year, on
Wednesday, could lead to a further spike in cases.
More than 90,000 children and young people cannot go to
school or kindergarten because they are currently ill or in quarantine,
according to media reports.