text: Israel's coronavirus death toll up to 127
  Medical emergency teams in Bnei Brak
  Health Ministry confirms latest fatality is 94-year-old with preexisting conditions; confirmed cases stand at 12,200; residents of Arab towns in Galilee asked to stay indoors amid spike in virus infections
  Published: 04.15.20, 20:03
  Israel's coronavirus death toll rose to 127, health authorities confirmed Wednesday.
  Latest fatality is a 94-year-old man with preexisting conditions, who passed away at Meir Medical Center in Kefar Sava.
  Confirmed cases stand at 12,200.
  A police checkpoint at the entrance to the Arab village of Deir al-Asad
  (Photo: Israel Police )
  The Health Ministry on Wednesday morning asked residents of the Arab village Deir al-Asad, in the Galilee region, to remain in their homes due to an "unusually high rate" of coronavirus spread in the community.
  The residents of the neighboring villages of Majd al-Krum, Bi'ina and Nahf were also asked to stay indoors.
  As of Wednesday morning, there are 23 confirmed cases in Deir al-Asad, four in Nahf, three in Bi'ina and one in Majd al-Krum. Deir al-Asad has a population of over 12,000 people. The Health Ministry said the epidemiological investigation of the cases indicates there could be "hundreds" of potential infections in the area.