Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that 548 new cases of COVID-19, six deaths and 384 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the last 24 hours.
In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said five deaths from COVID-19 were registered in the West Bank, while another one death was recorded in Gaza.
A total of 6,606 COVID-19 tests were conducted during the reporting period. In the Gaza Strip, 66 coronavirus tests came out positive, while the West Bank had 255 new cases. In occupied East Jerusalem, 137 cases were reported.
The Health Minister said that in the West Bank, 109 patients of COVID-19 are currently hospitalized, of whom 58 are in intensive care, including 17 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