RAMALLAH, Thursday, January 28, 2021 (WAFA) – Eight people have died of the coronavirus disease in Palestine in the last 24 hours, 747 new cases were recorded, and 764 patients have recovered, today said Minister of Health Mai Alkaila.

She said in her daily report on coronavirus in Palestine that four people died in East Jerusalem, recorded over two days, 150 new cases were confirmed and 78 patients have recovered.

In the West Bank, two people have died, 333 new cases recorded, and 286 patients have recovered, while two have died in the Gaza Strip, 264 new cases were confirmed, and 400 have recovered.

Alkaila said 64 coronavirus patients continue to get treatment in intensive care, among them 18 are on respirators.

She said a total of 93.8 percent of the total corona cases recorded in Palestine since the outbreak in March have recovered, 5.1 percent remain active, and 1.1 percent have died.

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