RAMALLAH,
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 (WAFA) – Palestine today confirmed 674 new Covid-19
cases and nine death cases, according to Health Minister Mai Alkaila.
She
announced that 674 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus
and nine others died of it in the occupied territories.
As
part of the 674 new cases, 155 cases were registered in the West Bank and 519
others in the Gaza Strip.
She
identified the death cases as six residents of the West Bank and three others
from the Gaza Strip.
She
added that 675 Covid-19 patients recovered; 245 recovery cases in the West Bank
and 430 others in the Gaza Strip.
She
pointed that 57 Covid-19 patients are getting treatment in intensive care units
and 117 others are currently receiving treatment at hospitals and Covid-19
dispensaries, including 10 who are intubated.
She
said that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far reached 96.3 percent and
the active cases account for 2.7 percent. The death toll stood at 1 percent of
total infections.
K.F.
