Table 1.
COVID-19 prevalence and positive environmental samples across the studied cities and hospital ward
| City | Total population | Total prevalence | Case per 100 K | Environmental samples collected | Positive environmental samples (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Brak | 204 640 | 1838 | 920 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Ramle | 76 247 | 345 | 460 | 9 | 1 (11.1) |
| Tel Aviv-Yaffo | 460 613 | 1120 | 250 | 37 | 1 (2.7) |
| Nes Ziona | 50 351 | 138 | 300 | 6 | 1 (16.7) |
| Rehovot | 143 904 | 380 | 270 | 8 | 0 (0) |
| Kfar Habad | 6597 | 76 | 1140 | 3 | 0 (0) |
| COVID-19 ward | 13 | 2 (15.4) |
Disease prevalence on 10 August 2020. City population size was obtained from the 2019 survey of the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.