The Palestinian Authority says the number of cases in its territory is up to 253, after a single person tested positive, official organ Wafa reports.
It says 23 people have recovered, including five in Gaza.
On Sunday, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said six people in the territory had recovered.
The PA’s foreign affairs office reports that worldwide, 433 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed among the Palestinian diaspora, including 19 deaths.
The majority of the cases, 303, were in the US, where 13 deaths were recorded.
Belgium has also seen an outbreak among the Palestinian community, with 52 cases, though all of the serious cases but one have been released from the hospital, according to Wafa.
A Palestinian woman in Chile died as well, but its unclear whether she had COVID-19, the report states.
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