The Palestinian health ministry on Wednesday reported 16 new deaths associated with COVID-19 (coronavirus) 1899 new positive tests and 2117 recoveries in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours.
According to the ministry’s daily report nine of the victims who died of the virus are from the West Bank and seven from Gaza.
Moreover 73 critically ill COVID-19 patients are being treated in intensive care units and 12 of them have been placed on ventilators.
An additional 209 patients are also receiving medical care in hospitals and special COVID-19 treatment centers.
91.6 percent of the total cases have recovered from the disease while the rate of active cases has reached 7.4 percent and the rate of deaths is 1.0 percent of the total cases according to data updated today by the ministry.
