RAMALLAH, Thursday, July 23, 2020 (WAFA) – With 250 new coronavirus cases recorded in the Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, the number of new cases in Palestine in the last 24 hours reached 596 and the overall total in Palestine to 11875, today said the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry also recorded three deaths and 1270 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

It said in its daily briefing on coronavirus in Palestine that in addition to the 250 new cases in East Jerusalem, the Hebron district had 167 cases, Ramallah district 32, Nablus city 42, Bethlehem city 14, and 10 in Jericho, among others.

It said 16 corona patients remain hospitalized, including five who are on respirators.

With the three recent deaths, which brought the total to 70, and 1270 recoveries, including 700 in the Hebron district, 500 in Jerusalem, 46 in Bethlehem, 21 in Nablus and three in Jenin, which brought overall total of recoveries to 3394, a total of 8411 cases remain active, said the Ministry of Health.

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