Palestine today recorded 402 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths, according to Health Minister Mai Alkaila.
She announced that 402 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and five others died of it in the occupied territories.
As part of the 402 new cases, 251 cases were registered in the West Bank and 151 others in the Gaza Strip.
She identified the death cases as a resident of the Gaza Strip and four others of the West Bank district of Hebron.
She added that 191 Covid-19 patients recovered; 91 recovery cases in the West Bank and 100 others in the Gaza Strip.
She pointed that 50 Covid-19 patients are getting treatment in intensive care units and 84 others are currently receiving treatment at hospitals, including seven who are on ventilators.
She said that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far reached 98.2 percent and the active cases account for 0.8 percent. The death toll stood at 1 percent of total infections.
Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency