Palestine recorded 18 deaths and 2,672 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila Wednesday.

The new deaths involved 12 in the West Bank and six in Gaza Strip.

The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 88.3 percent, while the active case rate is 10.7 percent and the death rate is one percent.

The new coronavirus cases included 41 in Tubas; 200 in Jenin; 87 in Tulkarm; 36 in Qalqilya; 153 in Nablus; 91 in Hebron; 98 in Ramallah and al-Bireh; nine in the suburbs of Jerusalem; 31 in Bethlehem; six in Salfit; four in Jericho and al-Aghwar; and 1,916 in Gaza Strip.

The recovery cases included 36 in Tubas; 147 in Jenin; 85 in Tulkarm; 53 in Qalqilya; 308 in Nablus; 113 in Hebron; 90 in Ramallah and al-Bireh; 14 in the suburbs of Jerusalem; 115 in Bethlehem; 39 in Salfit; 23 in Jericho and al-Aghwar; and 515 in Gaza Strip.

Currently, 203 people are in the Intensive Care Unit and 65 are on ventilators.

A total of 9,107 PCR tests were conducted.