RAMALLAH/GAZA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Palestine reported on Wednesday 696 new COVID-19 cases and two fatalities, raising the total number of infections in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem to 36,214 and the death toll to 217.
Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila, said in a press statement that the death cases were from the West Bank cities of Hebron and Bethlehem.
With 767 more having recovered in the past 24 hours, the total number of recovered cases has hit 24,993 since the outbreak in the Palestinian territories in March, she said.
The recovery rate from the virus in Palestine is 69 percent, the minister added.
However, al-Kaila warned that the spread of the virus in the densely populated areas in the besieged Gaza Strip "has become too dangerous for the entire society of the coastal enclave."
Al-Kaila called on people to abide by the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
The Gaza Strip, with a population of 2 million, has been under Israeli siege for 13 years, during which much of its infrastructure and healthcare system has been damaged in repeated Israeli onslaughts. Enditem
