The Palestinian health ministry on Monday reported 17 new deaths associated with COVID-11 (coronavirus), 1,080 new positive tests and 2,058 recoveries in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours.

According to the ministry’s daily report, eight of the new victims who died of the virus are from different areas of the West Bank and nine from Gaza.

137 critically ill COVID-19 patients are also receiving intensive care in hospitals and 41 of them have been placed on ventilators.

In addition, another 397 patients are receiving medical care in hospitals and special COVID-19 treatment centers.

91.3 percent of the total cases have recovered from the disease, while the rate of active cases has reached 7.6 percent and the rate of deaths is 1.1 percent of the total cases, according to data updated today by the ministry.

 

Source: The Palestinian Information Center