A new appraisal. A total of 676 new cases of coronavirus infection and 198 recoveries have been recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, the health ministry announced on Wednesday.
The ministry added that 4,320,349 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far (first dose), while 3,674,251 people have received the second dose of the vaccine, the ministry said in its daily update on the situation of the Covid-19.
The new figure brings the total number of infections since the first case reported last March to 496,079, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 483,363, a recovery rate of 97.4%.
The total number of deaths rose to 8,818, with 5 new cases recorded in 24 hours, i.e. a case fatality rate of 1.8%. The fatalities were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (03), Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (01) and Guelmim-Oued Noun (01).
New cases of infection have been identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (488), Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (51), Marrakech-Safi (36), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (19), the Oriental (19), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (15), Souss-Massa (14), Draa-Tafilalet (12), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (7), Guelmim-Oued Noun (6), Beni Mellal-Khenifra (6) and Fez-Meknes (3).
The number of active cases stands at 3,916, including 411 in a critical or severe condition, the ministry underlined.