The COVID-19 peak in Morocco may have been reached during the week of January 17 to 23, said Mouad Merabet, the coordinator at the National Center for Emergency Operations of Public Health of the Ministry, on his LinkedIn account.
Following the peak, Merabet added, there will be an increase in severe COVID-19 cases and deaths for at least two weeks.
As for the epidemiological situation of COVID-19 infections in Morocco, the positivity rate remains stable for the second consecutive week at 24.4%, with a noticeable decrease in cases, mainly in the regions of Casablanca-Settat, Marrakech-Safi, and Souss-Massa.
The reproduction rate of SARS-CoV-2 is set at 0.98%, down compared to 1% since November 21, almost after 62 days, while new COVID-19 cases only increased by 7%.
The level of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is high throughout the national territory, with all regions at the red level, noting that the Casablanca-Settat region goes from very high to a high-level risk this week (the downward phase has already begun in the region), Merabt added.
The risk of catching the virus remains high, calling on citizens to be careful and to continue respecting precautionary measures, including proper mask-wearing, disinfection, social distancing measures as well as avoiding gatherings.
During this week, the number of severe COVID-19 cases increased by 36.2%, and deaths were multiplied by 2.4, with a total of 730 new admissions in intensive care units, while 464 patients left those health services, following an improvement in their health situation.
Merabt warned COVID-19 patients to avoid taking corticosteroids in the first days of the infection, as well as to avoid any physical activities. He also warned citizens about the dangers of dehydration, not respecting the therapeutic protocol, and self-medication.
“A reminder of the 3 rules in order to get out of this COVID-19 wave include individual preventive measures, vaccination, especially the third booster shot, and respecting the national COVID-19 therapeutic protocol,” the coordinator at the National Center for Emergency Operations of Public Health of the Ministry concluded his LinkedIn post.
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