RAMALLAH, Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that 57 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths and 73 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours.
In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said one death from COVID-19 was reported in the Gaza Strip, and another one was reported in the West Bank.
In the Gaza Strip, 37 coronavirus tests came out positive, while the West Bank had 20 new cases. No update was available regarding the situation in occupied Jerusalem.
The health minister said nine patients of COVID-19 are under intensive care, of whom one is intubated. In addition, 10 patients are hospitalized for coronavirus.
Alkaila pointed out that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far reached 98.6 percent, while active cases declined to 0.3 percent. Deaths stood at 1.1 percent of total infections.
Concerning rollout of vaccines, the health minister said over 572,900 people have received their first jab of the vaccine in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of whom 404,000 received both doses.
Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency