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Jerusalem Arab Neighborhoods See Spike in Coronavirus Cases
(Ha'aretz) Nir Hasson - In 24 hours between Monday and Tuesday, Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods registered 151 new coronavirus infections, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic. The other neighborhoods of Jerusalem registered 136 new cases. In Arab neighborhoods, of the 901 households in which someone got sick, 843 still have that person at home. The true numbers are higher, since some patients were tested by the Palestinian Ministry of Health and don't appear in Israeli databases. The neighborhoods with the most confirmed cases include Beit Hanina with 190 cases, 99 added this week; the Old City with 183 cases, 83 this week; and a-Tur with 153 cases. The Temple Mount compound and the al-Aqsa Mosque remain open. A source in the Waqf religious trust said it cannot allow the closing of the compound to worshippers as long as Jewish visitors continue coming.