RAMALLAH, Monday, August 17, 2020 (WAFA) – Palestine recorded 456 new novel coronavirus cases and 358 recoveries in the last 24 hours, today said Health Minister Mai Alkaila.
Among the 456 new cases, 124 cases were recorded in Hebron district, 83 others in Nablus district, five in Bethlehem district, three in Qaqilya, 25 in Ramallah and al-Bireh district, 39 in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, nine in Salfit district, 146 in Jerusalem city and 22 in Jerusalem area villages.
Alkaila said 358 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, most of them in Jerusalem city, or 61.3 percent of the total, while 38.2 cases remain active.
She added that 23 patients remain in intensive care, including five who are still connected to respirators.
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