Palestine registers 77 COVID-19 cases, three deaths

RAMALLAH, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that 77 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths and 224 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours.

In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said two deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the Gaza Strip, while only one death was reported in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

In the Gaza Strip, 56 coronavirus tests came out positive, while the West Bank had only 21 new cases. No updates were available regarding the situation in occupied Jerusalem.

The health minister said five patients of COVID-19 are under intensive care, but none of them is intubated. In addition, 11 patients are being hospitalized for COVID-19 illness.

Alkaila pointed out that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far reached 98.3 percent, while active cases declined to 0.6 percent.

Deaths stood at 1.1 percent of total infections.

Concerning rollout of vaccines, the health minister said over 516,400 people have received their first jab of the vaccine in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of whom 372,000 received both doses.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency

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