Palestine recorded five deaths and 209 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, announced the Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila Saturday.

The new deaths involved one in the West Bank and four in the Gaza Strip.

The recovery rate in Palestine stands at 97.5 percent, while the active case rate is 1.4 percent and the death rate is 1.1 percent.

The new coronavirus cases included 10 in Jenin; four in Bethlehem; two in Qalqilya; one in Tubas; four in Ramallah and al-Bireh; four in Nablus; one in Tulkarm; and 183 in the Gaza Strip.

The recovery cases included 11 in Jenin; two in Bethlehem; 10 in Ramallah and al-Bireh; 33 in Nablus; three in Tulkarm; one in the suburbs of Jerusalem; nine in Hebron; one in Jericho and al-Aghwar; and 56 in the Gaza Strip.

A total of 1,507 PCR tests have been conducted.

Currently, 21 people are in ICUs and two are on ventilators.

A total of 373,478 individuals received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including 234,354 who received both doses.