RAMALLAH, Sunday, May 3, 2020 (WAFA) – Minister of Health Mai Alkaila confirmed today two more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jerusalem, which brings up the total number of confirmed cases in the Palestine to 522.

Speaking during the daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic in Ramallah, Alkaila said the two cases were in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Tour. She added that three recoveries were recorded in the occupied city, raising the total cases to 106.

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in Palestine, the total number of active cases has reached 412, and that all the cases are in a stable condition.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in its daily report of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic among Palestinians in the diaspora that 1266 Palestinians abroad have tested positive for the disease, including 508 recoveries.

The ministry said two Palestinians died from the disease in the United States during the past 24 hours, bringing up the number in the US to 44 and the total worldwide to 67.

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