RAMALLAH, Thursday, November 4, 2021 (WAFA) – Palestine today recorded 300 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths, according to Health Minister Mai Alkaila.

She announced that 300 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and eight others died of it in the occupied territories.

As part of the 300 new cases, 99 cases were registered in the West Bank and 201 others in the Gaza Strip.

She said that the four of the eight deaths were in the Gaza Strip, while the four others were recorded in the West Bank.

She added that 300 Covid-19 patients recovered; 140 recovery cases in the West Bank and 160 others in the Gaza Strip.

She pointed that 51 Covid-19 patients are getting treatment in intensive care units and 86 others are currently receiving treatment at hospitals, including eight who are on ventilators.

She said that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far reached 98 percent and the active cases account for 1 percent. The death toll stood at 1 percent of total infections.

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