A Palestinian policeman checks a vehicle at a checkpoint during the lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Gaza City, on Aug. 30, 2020. Palestine on Sunday recorded 536 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the Palestinian territories to 29,063 including 166 deaths and 19,479 recoveries. The Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, declared on Saturday an extension of lockdown by 48 hours in the coastal enclave in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
GAZA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Palestine on Sunday recorded 536 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the Palestinian territories to 29,063 including 166 deaths and 19,479 recoveries.
The Palestinian health ministry also reported two new fatalities, a 68-year-old woman from the West Bank town of Beit Jala and an 88-year-old man from the town of Halhul.
Palestine currently has 9,418 active coronavirus cases, said Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila in a press statement.
According to the ministry statement, the rate of recovery in Palestine has reached 67 percent since March 5 while the death rate stands at 0.6 percent.
The Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, declared on Saturday an extension of lockdown by 48 hours in the coastal enclave in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.
