A total of 136 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Palestine in the last 24 hours, a slight surge since last week, today said Minister of Health Mai Alkaila.

She said in her daily report on the pandemic in Palestine that 44 people have tested positive for the disease in the West Bank while 17 patients have recovered.

The Gaza Strip recorded 92 new cases and 16 patients recovered.

No deaths from corona were recorded in either the West Bank or Gaza.

Alkaila said 18 people are currently getting treatment in hospitals and 11 are in intensive care, while two patients are on ventilators.

Almost half a million people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in the West Bank and 110,135 in the Gaza Strip.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency