Palestine recorded nine deaths and 1,720 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaileh Wenesday.

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

The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 81.1 percent, while the active case rate is 18 percent and the death rate is 0.9 percent.

The new coronavirus cases include 177 in Hebron; 216 in Nablus; 147 in Bethlehem; 100 in Qalqilya; 131 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 107 in Jenin; 12 in Jericho and Al-Aghwar; 43 in Salfit; 95 in Tulkarem; 35 in Tubas; 613 in Gaza Strip and 44 in the suburbs of Occupied Jerusalem.

A total of 287 recovery cases were recorded including 39 in Hebron; 36 in Jenin; 60 in Nablus; 29 in Tulkarem; 15 in Jericho; 108 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh and 203 in Gaza Strip.

Currently, 55 people are in the Intensive Care Unit and eight are on ventilators.