An-Najah News - Ramallah - The Palestinian government spokesman, Ibrahim Melhem, this afternoon, April 5, confirmed 2 new cases in the West Bank, which raises the total number of infections to 228. 

Earlier on the same day, the director-general of primary health at the Palestinian ministry of health, Dr. Kamal Al-Shakhra, confirmed that 9 new infections were recorded, which raised the total number to 226. 

He added that the new cases are from Kufur Aqab, Betonnia, Barta'a, Al-Jaderah, and Rafat. mentioning that the Barta'a case has been transferred to Thabet-Thaber hospital in Tulkarem and has been put in the ICU department and that all medical staff in this hospital are to be tested.