Palestine confirms 14 deaths and 1,717 new coronavirus cases

Palestine

Published: 2021-04-15 14:03

Last Updated: 2024-03-26 18:58


Palestine confirms 14 deaths and 1,717 new coronavirus cases
Palestine confirms 14 deaths and 1,717 new coronavirus cases

Palestine recorded 14 deaths and 1,717 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila Thursday.

The new deaths involved one in Tulkarm; four in Nablus; one in Qalqilya; two in Tubas; one in Jenin; and five in Gaza Strip.

The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 88.3 percent, while the active case rate is 10.6 percent and the death rate is 1.1 percent.

The new coronavirus cases included 63 in Tulkarm; 183 in Nablus; 11 in Qalqilya; 34 in Tubas; 21 in Salfit; 73 in Hebron; 66 in Jenin; six in the suburbs of Jerusalem; 65 in Ramallah and al-Bireh; 30 in Bethlehem; three in Jericho and al-Aghwar; and 1,162 in Gaza Strip.

The recovery cases included 72 in Tulkarm; 304 in Nablus; 45 in Qalqilya; 39 in Tubas; two in Salfit; 199 in Hebron; 203 in Jenin; nine in the suburbs of Jerusalem; 75 in Ramallah and al-Bireh; 40 in Bethlehem; 14 in Jericho and al-Aghwar; and 1,050 in Gaza Strip.

Currently, 177 people are in ICUs and 54 are on ventilators.

There are a total of 516 coronavirus patients receiving treatments in West Bank hospitals.

A total of 5,531 PCR tests were conducted.

Since the beginning of Palestine's vaccination campaign, a total of 156,446 individuals have been administered COVID-19 vaccines in the West Bank (121,866) and the Gaza Strip (34,580), including 21,419 who have taken both jabs.