Palestine records 31 deaths and 1,514 new coronavirus cases

Palestine recorded 31 deaths and 1,514 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila Monday.

The new deaths involved 17 in the West Bank (four in Nablus; three in Tulkarem; three in Jenin; three in Bethlehem; one in Hebron, and three in Ramallah), 11 in Gaza Strip and three in Jerusalem city.

The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 81.4 percent, while the active case rate is 17.7 percent and the death rate is 0.9 percent.

The new coronavirus cases include 157 in Nablus; 89 in Tulkarem; 61 in the suburbs of Jerusalem; 30 in Tubas; 44 in Salfit; 144 in Jenin; 96 in Bethlehem; 171 in Hebron; 191 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 23 in Qalqilya; 16 in Jericho and Al-Aghwar; 280 in Gaza Strip and 212 in Jerusalem city.

The recovery cases included 352 in Nablus; 108 in Tulkarem; 44 in Tubas; 42 in Salfit; 143 in Jenin; 40 in Bethlehem; 115 in Hebron; 231 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 42 in Qalqilya; 451 in Gaza Strip, and 280 in Jerusalem city.

Currently, 136 people are in the Intensive Care Unit and 37 are on ventilators.

Monday, 5,458 PCR tests were conducted.