RAMALLAH, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 (WAFA) – Five new coronavirus cases were confirmed last night in the West Bank bringing total in Palestine, which includes occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, to 543.

The five cases were in the town of Samou in the south of the West Bank where six other cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours mainly from interaction with infected workers in Israel.

According to the health ministry’s website, total of cases it has officially recorded was 371, including 354 in West Bank and 17 in the Gaza Strip. Cases in occupied East Jerusalem is believed to be 172.

Four deaths from coronavirus were also recorded, two in the West Bank and two in East Jerusalem.

In addition, 168 have recovered including 127 in the West Bank and Gaza and 41 in East Jerusalem.

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