RAMALLAH, Tuesday, January 05, 2021 (WAFA) – Coronavirus in Palestine today claimed the lives of 20 people while 1191 people have contracted the disease, and 1804 patients have recovered from it in the last 24 hours, according to Minister of Health Mai Alkaila.

She said in her daily report on coronavirus in Palestine that nine people have died in the West Bank, six in the Gaza Strip, and five in East Jerusalem recorded over two days.

The West Bank had 545 new coronavirus cases, most of them in the Ramallah district with 138 new cases, followed by Nablus with 70 cases, Hebron 69, Jenin 65, Tulkarm 52, and Bethlehem 39. A total of 683 patients have recovered in the West Bank.

The Gaza Strip had 396 new cases and 866 recoveries in the last 24 hours, while East Jerusalem had 250 new cases and 255 recoveries recorded over two days.

Alkaila said 113 patients are in intensive care, among them 27 are on ventilators.

So far, 87.5 percent of the total coronavirus cases since the outbreak of the disease in Palestine in March have recovered, 11.5 percent remain active, and 1 percent have died.

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