900 of Israel's Holocaust survivors have died from Covid, new data reveals

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Around 900 of Israel's Holocaust survivors have died from Covid-19, according to figures released by the country's Central Bureau of Statistics to coincide with International Holocaust Memorial Day.

It shows that almost half of all Israelis aged 75 and over who have tested positive for coronavirus also survived the Holocaust, amounting to 5,300. Of these, around 17 percent died. Men were shown to be 30 percent more likely to die than women.


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