APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah– 05 September, 2021. Mahdi Rashid, Director of Health Affairs at the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate Health Directorate, speaks during an interview.
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah– 05 September, 2021. Mahdi Rashid, Director of Health Affairs at the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate Health Directorate, speaks during an interview. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mahdi Rashid, Director of Health Affairs at the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate Health Directorate. STORYLINE: Minister of Health Mai Alkaila said today that 1,923 new cases of COVID-19, seven deaths and 1,147 recoveries were registered in Palestine during the last 24 hours. In her daily report on the coronavirus pandemic, Alkaila said four deaths from COVID-19 were reported in the West Bank, while another three deaths were registered in the Gaza Strip. A total of 10,276 COVID-19 tests were conducted during the reporting period. In the Gaza Strip, 873 coronavirus tests came out positive, while the West Bank had 1,086 new cases, including 293 cases in the northern district of Nablus alone. No update was available regarding the situation in occupied Jerusalem. The Health Minister said 144 patients of COVID-19 are hospitalized, of whom 56 are in intensive care, including 12 on ventilators. She pointed out that the recovery rate in Palestine has so far declined to 91.9 percent, while active cases rose to 7.1 percent. Deaths stood at only one percent of total infections. Concerning rollout of vaccines, the Health Minister said over 1,100,000 people have received their first jab of the vaccine in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of whom 467,600 have been fully vaccinated. Footage by /APAwire
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