Covid-19: Nearly 5 Million People Received First Dose of Vaccine

Covid-19: Nearly 5 Million People Received First Dose of Vaccine
Thursday 29 April 2021 - 17:12

A total of 421 new cases of coronavirus infection and 522 recoveries have been recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, noting that nearly 5 million people received their first dose of the vaccine.

The number of people vaccinated to date (dose 1) has reached 4,985,094, said the ministry in its daily report on the situation of Covid-19, noting that the number of people who have been fully vaccinated (1st and 2nd doses) stands at 4,254,879.

This new figure brings to 510,886 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported in March 2020, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 497,105, a recovery rate of 97.3%, said the ministry.

As for the total number of deaths, it rose to 9,020 with 05 new cases recorded in 24 hours, a case fatality rate of 1.8%. These deaths were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (2), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (1), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (1) and Guelmim-Oued Noun (01).

The new contaminations were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (284), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (35), Marrakech-Safi (25), Souss-Massa (20), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (15), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (13), the eastern region (12), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (7), Daraa-Tafilalet (05), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (03), and Guelmim-Oued Noun (2).

The number of active cases stands at 4,761, while severe or critical cases are 343, of which 13 are placed under intubation.

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