‘’ Concerning the epidemiological situation in Morocco, 1,192 new covid-19
cases have been recorded in the past 24 Hours, increasing the total number of
confirmed cases to 930,891 since the first case was announced on March 2,
2020’’, Morocco’s Ministry of Health reported.
Besides, the ministry also recorded 1,558 recoveries, bringing the total number
of recovered infections to 902,778, accounting for 96, 9 percent of Morocco’s
total recovery rate. Equally alarming, 26 more people related to covid-19 died
from this vicious epidemic, which raised the death toll to 14,225. That is,
Morocco has recently a 1.5 percent fatality rate.
The current highest recorded deaths encompass 6 in the Rabat- Sale- Kenitra
region, followed by the Casablanca-Settat region that recorded 5 deaths, 3 in
Tangier-Titouan- Al Hoceima region, 2 in the Eastern Region, 3 in both
Marrakesh and Safi, 2 in both Fez and Meknes, 1 in Guelmim-Oued Noun, 1 in
Souss-Massa, 1 in Beni-Mellal Khenifra, and 2 in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra.
Further, the ministry highlighted, in the Daily Bulletin of the results of
(Covid-19), that the number of people who received the first dose of the vaccine
against Covid-19 reached 22 309 639 people, while the number of those who
received a second dose Covid-19 vaccination reached 18 790 222 people.
By Nouhaila El Bouhli
