Palestine recorded 16 deaths and 1,927 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaileh Sunday.

The new deaths involved six in the West Bank, seven in Gaza Strip, and three in Jerusalem. The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 78.7 percent, while the active case rate is 20.5 percent and the death rate is 0.8 percent.

The new coronavirus cases include 119 in Hebron; 206 in Nablus; 103 in Bethlehem; 47 in Qalqilya; 133 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 127 in Jenin; 12 in Jericho and Al-Aghwar; 59 in Salfit; 86 in Tulkarem; 43 in Tubas; 738 in Gaza Strip; 22 in the suburbs of Occupied Jerusalem; and 232 in Jerusalem.

The recovery cases include 110 in Hebron; 97 in Jenin; 74 in Nablus; 27 in Tulkarem; 66 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 15 in Tubas; six in Salfit; 36 in Jericho and al-Aghwar; 109 in the suburbs of Occupied Jerusalem; 85 in Jerusalem; and 334  in Gaza Strip.

Currently, 67 people are in the Intensive Care Unit and 12 are on ventilators.