Palestine recorded 18 deaths and 1,450 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila Friday.

The new deaths involved 11 in the West Bank, three in Occupied Jerusalem, and four in the Gaza Strip.

The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 86 percent, while the active case rate is 13 percent and the death rate is one percent.

The new coronavirus cases included 36 in the suburbs of Jerusalem; 24 in Salfit; 80 in Nablus; 12 in Jericho; 21 in Tubas; 74 in Bethlehem; 75 in Jenin; 49 in Tulkarem; 84 in Ramallah; 70 in Hebron; five in Qalqilya; 689 in Gaza Strip and 231 in Jerusalem City.

The recovery cases included 32 in Salfit; 204 in Nablus; seven in Jericho; 25 in Tubas; 135 in Jenin; 83 in Tulkarem; 205 in Ramallah; 156 in Hebron; 15 in Qalqilya; 881 in Gaza Strip and 345 in Jerusalem City.

Currently, 116 people are in the Intensive Care Unit and 25 are on ventilators.

A total of 5,110 PCR tests were conducted Friday.