It reported 27,515 new Covid-19 cases and 30,494 more recoveries, raising the tally to 1,955,680 and the total recoveries to 1,721,607. Iran added 7,453 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,138,530. Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 3,313 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 367,633. Hezi Levi, director-general of the health ministry, has entered home quarantine due to exposure to an office worker infected with the coronavirus. The Palestinian Health Ministry reported 2,149 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, including 1,015 cases in the Gaza Strip, raising the total coronavirus cases in the Palestinian territories to 106,840.

Source: Manila Times December 17, 2020 20:15 UTC