Palestine recorded five deaths and 603 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila Wednesday.

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

The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 93.8 percent, while the active case rate is 5.1 percent and the death rate is 1.1 percent.

The new coronavirus cases included 24 in Salfit; 67 in Nablus; 16 in the suburbs of Jerusalem; five in Tubas; 16 in Bethlehem; 65 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 17 in Tulkarm; four in Qalqilya; 37 in Hebron; 22 in Jenin; three in Jericho and Al-Aghwar; and 327 in the Gaza Strip.

The recovery cases included 15 in Salfit; 40 in Nablus; 39 in the suburbs of Jerusalem; 20 in Tubas; 27 in Bethlehem; 36 in Ramallah and Al-Bireh; 19 in Qalqilya; 39 in Hebron, 19 in Jenin; zero in Jericho and Al-Aghwar; and 365 in the Gaza Strip.

Currently, 61 people are in the Intensive Care Unit and 18 are on ventilators.

A total of 4,355 PCR tests were conducted.