RAMALLAH, Friday, April 17, 2020 (WAFA) – Minister of Health Mai Keileh confirmed today 12 more cases of the novel COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the West Bank, bringing up the total in Palestine to 307, in addition to 95 cases in occupied Jerusalem.  

Speaking during the morning briefing on the coronavirus developments, Keileh said the new 12 cases belong to Palestinians working in Israel who had just returned home from their workplace or those who came in contact with them. She said these cases were reported in the West Bank districts of Hebron, Ramallah, Jenin, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem.

In the meantime, the Minister of Health confirmed eight more recoveries from the coronavirus in Ramallah, the central West Bank, bringing up the total cases of recovery to 69.

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