Palestine registers 2235 new COVID-19 infections, 22 deaths

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 Minister of Health Mai Alkaila announced today that 2235 new coronavirus infections, 22 deaths and 1672 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the past 24 hours.

In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, she said 16 deaths were registered in the West Bank districts of Ramallah and Hebron, and six deaths in the Gaza Strip. She said no updates were available regarding the situation in occupied Jerusalem.

Of the total infections registered, 756 were in the West Bank and 1479 others in the Gaza Strip.

No updates were available regarding new infections Jerusalem, which reports once every two or three days.

Meanwhile, the West Bank had 756 recoveries, while the Gaza Strip recorded 1479 cases.

The health minister said 185 patients of coronavirus remain under intensive care, while 50 are on ventilators. In addition, 557 patients are receiving treatment for COVID-19 at hospitals and Covid dispensaries.

Alkaila pointed out that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far stood at 88 percent, while active cases rose to 11 percent. Deaths stood at one percent of total infections.

In the meantime, the health minister said 140,932 people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, of whom 13,167 received the two doses of the vaccine.

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