Palestine add 17 more coronavirus cases

2020-06-18 05:59:40

(MENAFN)

A senior official of Palestine said on Wednesday that 17 more patients have been diagnosed with coronavirus in West Bank, increasing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 718.

Mai al-Kaila, the health minister of the country, said that the newly diagnosed patients are in Hebron and Tafouh village that is located in the west of the city.

The official said that over 48 percent of the coronavirus infected patients have recovered from the virus in total as five others died in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.

The president of the country was quoted saying that 'I'm confident that our Palestinian people can overcome the coronavirus pandemic through abiding by the preventive measures, mainly wearing face masks and stopping mass gatherings'.

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