Palestine recorded 17 deaths and 1,946 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaileh Tuesday.

The new deaths involved eight in the West Bank, six in Jerusalem and three in Gaza Strip.

The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 82.2 percent, while the active case rate is 17 percent and the death rate is 0.8 percent.

The new coronavirus cases include 166 in Hebron; 224 in Nablus; 89 in Bethlehem; 80 in Qalqilya; 146 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 158 in Jenin; 23 in Jericho and Al-Aghwar; 70 in Salfit; 98 in Tulkarem; 34 in Tubas; 685 in Gaza Strip; 38 in the suburbs of Occupied Jerusalem; and 135 in Jerusalem.

The recovery cases include 54 in Hebron; 36 in Jenin; 72 in Nablus; 15 in Salfit; 13 in Tulkarem; 38 in Qalqilya; eight in Tubas; 52 in Jericho; 84 in Jerusalem; and 187 in Gaza Strip.

Currently, 54 people are in the Intensive Care Unit and nine are on ventilators.