Three deaths, 789 new COVID-19 cases in Palestine

Palestine has recorded 789 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths over the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Health Minister, Mai al-Kaila, on Monday.

The deaths reported included a 55-year-old in Nablus, a 37-year-old in Hebron and a citizen in Gaza Strip, announced al-Kaila during a press conference.

The recovery rate stands at 67.5%, while the active cases rate is 31.9%, and the death rate is 0.6%.

The new coronavirus cases included: 162 in Hebron, 39 in Nablus, 41 in Bethlehem, 27 in Qalqilya, 69 in Ramallah and al-Bireh, 15 in Jenin, 26 in Jericho and al-Aghwar, 14 in Tubas, 16 in Tulkarem, seven in Salfit, 182 in Gaza Strip and 137 in Jerusalem, 43 of which were recorded in the suburbs.

A total of 581 recovery cases were recorded in Palestine, including: 382 in Hebron, 154 in Jerusalem, nine in Salfit, five in Jenin, 15 in Nablus and 16 in Tulkarm.

Currently, 32 cases are in the Intensive Care Unit and five are on ventilators.

A total of 5,328 PCR tests were conducted over the past 24 hours.