RAMALLAH, Tuesday, September 28, 2021 (WAFA) – Health Minister Mai Alkaila said today that 17 people have died of COVID-19 in Palestine in the last 24 hours while 1703 new cases were recorded.

She said in her daily report on the pandemic in Palestine that 10 of the deaths were in the West Bank where 408 new cases were recorded and 756 patients have recovered, while seven deaths were registered in the Gaza Strip, where 1295 new cases were recorded and 1356 patients have recovered.

Alkaila said 197 people have been admitted to the hospital after contracting COVID-19 and 74 are in intensive care, while 18 patients are on ventilators.

A total of 1,382,832 people have been vaccinated in Palestine against COVID-19 and 717,238 have received a second dose.

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