RAMALLAH/GAZA, Feb 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday reported 6,570 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said.
Palestinian Health Minister, Mai al-Kaila told reporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah that, her ministry is deeply concerned over the surging coronavirus cases.
“Five died in the West Bank, and five others died in the Gaza Strip from the virus,” she said. “The death toll has risen to 5,144 since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Palestine in Mar 2020.”
Over the past two weeks, the Palestinian territories have been recording large numbers of COVID-19 cases, mainly following the spread of the Omicron variant.
Magdi Dhair, the health official in charge of preventive medicine in the Gaza Strip, said, the number of daily infections is likely to increase until mid-Feb.
He called on people in the Gaza Strip to get vaccinated, abide by social distancing, and wear masks, noting, since Mar, 2020, the coastal enclave has received 1.9 million doses of vaccines and around 600,000 people have been vaccinated.
