RAMALLAH, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that 1,928 new cases of COVID-19, 15 deaths and 5,850 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the last 24 hours.
These latest figures indicate a significant downward trend in the fifth wave in Palestine which was fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19.
In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said nine deaths from COVID-19 were registered in the West Bank, while another five deaths were recorded in Gaza. East Jerusalem recorded only one death.
A total of 5,746 COVID-19 tests were conducted during the reporting period, with the exclusion of East Jerusalem. In the Gaza Strip, 527 coronavirus tests came out positive, while the West Bank had 571 new cases. East Jerusalem had 830 new cases.
The Health Minister said that in the West Bank, 258 patients of COVID-19 are currently hospitalized, of whom 125 are in intensive care, including 48 on ventilators.
She pointed out that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far reached 93.1 percent, while active cases declined to 6.1 percent. Deaths stood at 0.9 percent of total infections.
Source: Palestine News And Info Agency