Palestine recorded 16 deaths and 2,536 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaileh Tuesday.

The new deaths involved six in the West Bank, nine in Gaza Strip, and one in Jerusalem. The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 77.3 percent, while the active case rate is 21.9 percent and the death rate is 0.8 percent.

The new coronavirus cases include 226 in Hebron; 336 in Nablus; 199 in Bethlehem; 80 in Qalqilya; 187 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 145 in Jenin; 11 in Jericho and Al-Aghwar; 110 in Salfit; 124 in Tulkarem; 47 in Tubas; 815 in Gaza Strip; 77 in the suburbs of Occupied Jerusalem; and 179 in Jerusalem.

The recovery cases include 82 in Hebron; 91 in Jenin; 156 in Nablus; 14 in Tulkarem; 84 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 46 in Tubas; 49 in Salfit; seven in Jericho and al-Aghwar; 17 in Qalqilya; 81 in Jerusalem; and 405 in Gaza Strip.

Currently, 64 people are in the Intensive Care Unit and 13 are on ventilators.