According to the ministry, the total number of cases rose to 17,501 and the number of deaths to 166. - - - -BEIRUT-- Lebanon registered on Saturday 5,872 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 249,158. - - - -TUNIS -- Tunisian Health Ministry on Saturday night reported 2,166 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 177,231. - - - -JERUSALEM -- Israel's Ministry of Health reported 6,815 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number in the country to 541,864. - - - -OTTAWA -- Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 700,000 on Saturday morning, with the total hitting 700,988, including 17,847 deaths, according to CTV.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 17, 2021 00:33 UTC