RAMALLAH, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 (WAFA) – Palestine today recorded 252 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths, according to Health Minister Mai Alkaila.
She announced that 252 Palestinians tested positive for the highly contagious virus and three others died of it in the occupied territories.
As part of the 252 new cases, 105 cases were registered in the West Bank and 147 others in the Gaza Strip.
She said that one of the three death cases was recorded in the Gaza Strip and the two others in the West Bank.
She added that 390 Covid-19 patients recovered; 110 recovery cases in the West Bank and 280 others in the Gaza Strip.
She pointed that 48 Covid-19 patients are getting treatment in intensive care units and 75 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 98.3 percent and the active cases account for 0.7 percent. The death toll stood at 1 percent of total infections.
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