Palestinians report 356 new virus patients, taking case count to 9,088

22 July 2020, 2:43 pm

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The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry reports 356 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of active cases in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem to 9,088.

Despite over two weeks of lockdown in the most affected areas, the virus continues to rage in the Hebron governorate, which registered 154 new cases today. Another 186 cases were confirmed in Israeli-controlled East Jerusalem, which the PA counts in its official statistics.

A member of the Palestinian security forces controls the cars entering the West Bank town of Hebron on July 17, 2020, after a surge in coronavirus cases (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 63 West Bank Palestinians have died from the coronavirus, in addition to three in East Jerusalem and one in the Gaza Strip.

— Aaron Boxerman