An-Najah News - Nablus - The Palestinian Minister of Health, Dr. Mai Al-Kila six new infections with the Corona virus in the Al-Thawri neighborhood of Jerusalem were recorded, because of contact with a woman who was previously declared infected, while 5 cases of recovery were recorded.

The Palestinian Minister of Health added in a press statement today, Friday, that four healing cases were recorded in the suburbs of Jerusalem, and one in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate.

She explained that the health status of all the infected patients in the quarnatine and treatment centers of the Ministry of Health is stable, as there is no case in the intensive care rooms.

And she continued, “For the eighth day in a row, no cases of coronavirus were recorded in all Palestinian governorates except Jerusalem.”

She indicated that the number of infections rose to 554 in Palestine, while the number of active cases, i.e. still infected with the virus, reached 119, including 61 in Jerusalem, 52 in the rest of the northern governorates (West Bank), and six cases in the southern governorates (Gaza Strip).

She pointed out that the number of recovery cases rose to 431 cases, or 77.7% of the total recorded infections. Minister Al-Kila said that 4881 new cases were admitted to the home quarantine, while the number of cases currently in the quarantine was 16,544 citizens.