RAMALLAH, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that 1,585 new cases of COVID-19, 14 deaths and 1,080 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the last 24-hour.
In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said five deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the West Bank, while another nine deaths were registered in the Gaza Strip.
A total of 6,842 COVID-19 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours. In the Gaza Strip, 1,018 coronavirus tests came out positive, while the West Bank had 567 new cases, including 193 cases in the northern district of Nablus alone.
No update was available regarding the situation in occupied Jerusalem.
The Health Minister said 149 patients of COVID-19 are hospitalized, of whom 52 are in intensive care, including eight on ventilators.
She pointed out that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far declined to 92 percent, while active cases rose to 7 percent.
Deaths stood at only one percent of total infections.
Concerning rollout of vaccines, the Health Minister said over 1,087,000 people have received their first jab of the vaccine in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of whom 466,300 have been fully vaccinated.
Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency