Covid-19: 2,791 New Cases and More Than 9.6 Mln Fully Vaccinated People

Covid-19: 2,791 New Cases and More Than 9.6 Mln Fully Vaccinated People
Friday 16 July 2021 - 18:48

A total of 2,791 new cases of coronavirus infection (Covid-19) and 1,208 recoveries have been recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday.

The number of people who received the first shot is 11,185,961, while that of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) stands at 9,608,887, the ministry said in its daily report on the Covid-19 situation.

The new results bring to 552,635 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported in Morocco in March 2020. The number of people who have recovered has risen to 529,853, a recovery rate of 95.9%.

As for deaths, their total number rose to 9,427 (fatality rate of 1.7%), with nine new cases recorded in the regions of Souss-Massa (3), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (2), Casablanca-Settat (1), Marrakech-Safi (1), Fez-Meknes (1) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (1).

The new contaminations were identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (1.120), Souss-Massa (426), Marrakech-Safi (374), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (334), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (188), Fez-Meknes (90), Beni Mellal-Khénifra (57), Drâa-Tafilalet (50), the eastern region (43), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (42), Guelmim-Oued Noun (34) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (33).

Active cases amounted to 13,355, while severe or critical cases reached 445, of which 15 were placed under intubation and 246 under non-invasive ventilation.

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