COVID-19 cases continue to decrease for the seventh consecutive week across Morocco, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday.
The study of indicators related to the epidemiological situation, from September 14 to 27, shows that the downward trend has continued for seven weeks in terms of COVID-19 cases, said the head of the communicable diseases division at the ministry, Abdelkrim Meziane Bellefquih.
COVID-19 cases have indeed fallen from 15,000 weekly cases 2 weeks ago to less than 10,000 cases last week, a drop of 36%. The virus reproduction rate has declined over the past two weeks, as has the positivity rate, which has fallen from 12% to 8% during the same period.
The same downward trend was observed in the number of active cases, which fell from 30,000 to less than 17,000 cases on Monday, a decrease of 43%. The number of critical cases for its part fell by 35%, with 1,148 cases on Monday against 1,764 two weeks ago. The occupancy rate of beds dedicated to critical cases stands at 21% against 33% on September 14.
In addition, the number of intubated patients in intensive care units has experienced a significant drop of 46% during the last two weeks, while the death curve has fallen sharply for the sixth week in a row (257 deaths compared to 364 death, a decrease of 30%). Regarding the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Meziane Bellefquih said that Morocco has crossed the 40.7 million injections mark, first and second doses combined, while calling for respecting strict preventive measures in force and broad participation in the national vaccination operation.
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