Coronavirus: 211 New Cases, 178 Recoveries in 24 Hours

Coronavirus: 211 New Cases, 178 Recoveries in 24 Hours
Sunday 23 May 2021 - 17:18

A total of 211 new cases of coronavirus infection and 178 recoveries have been recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, the health ministry announced on Sunday.

This new figure brings to 517,023 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported in March 2020, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 505,228, i.e. a recovery rate of 97.7%, said the ministry in its daily report on the Covid-19 situation.

As for the total number of deaths, it rose to 9,122 with three cases recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, representing a case fatality rate of 1.8%.

The new contaminations were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (120), Marrakech-Safi (24), Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (19), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (15), Souss-Massa (15), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (6), Daraa-Tafilalet (6), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (4) and the Eastern region (2).

Active cases are 2,673, while severe or critical ones have reached 160.

The number of people vaccinated until last Saturday (1st dose) has reached 7,635,674, while that of people who have been fully vaccinated (1st and 2nd doses) stands at 4,831,397.

 

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