West Bank, Gaza record highest ever daily virus toll

The UN recently warned that parts of the Palestinian territories are not prepared to cope with a major outbreak of COVID-19.
A Palestinian man walks past street art showing doctors mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 16, 2020. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)
A Palestinian man walks past street art showing doctors mask-clad due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 16, 2020. - MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images
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Al-Monitor Staff

The Palestinian territories recorded their highest ever daily count of new COVID-19 cases today. The alarming figure comes on the heels of a United Nations warning about the devastating effects of an outbreak in the area.

Palestine registered 1,472 new infections on Friday. This figure is the highest ever for a single day, according to the WAFA News Agency, which is run by the Palestinian Authority.

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