RAMALLAH, Thursday, April 15, 2021 (WAFA) – The number of new coronavirus cases in the besieged Gaza Strip remained high as the Ministry of Health said it confirmed 1162 new cases, while the West Bank new cases stood at 555, recorded in the last 24 hours.

Minster of Health Mai Alkaila said in her daily report on coronavirus in Palestine that nine people have died of the disease in the West Bank and five in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours.

She also said while 1002 patients have recovered in the West Bank and 1050 in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, 177 corona patients are still getting treatment in intensive care units, among them 54 are on ventilators.

So far, 121,866 people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in the West Bank and 34,580 in the Gaza Strip.

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