Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that 156 new cases of COVID-19, five deaths and 235 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the last 24 hours.
In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said two deaths from COVID-19 were registered in the West Bank, while another three deaths were recorded in Gaza.
A total of 3,295 COVID-19 tests were conducted during the reporting period. In the Gaza Strip, 42 coronavirus tests came out positive, while the West Bank had 114 new cases. No updates were available regarding the situation in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Health Minister said that in the West Bank, 107 patients of COVID-19 are currently hospitalized, of whom 57 are in intensive care, including 23 on ventilators.
She pointed out that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far reached 98.1 percent, while active cases reached 0.8 percent. Deaths stood at 1.1 percent of total infections.
Source: Palestinian News & Information Agency