The COVID-19 transmission level remains low in Morocco, despite the slight increase in the number of cases this week, said Monday Mouad Mrabet, coordinator at the National Center for Public Health Emergency Operations, adding that Morocco is still at the green level.
Commenting on Morocco’s COVID-19 situation on LinkedIn, Mrabet pointed out that the number of weekly cases has slightly increased after 8 consecutive weeks of continuous decrease.
In this respect, he detailed that 76 additional cases were recorded during last week compared to the week before, while the positivity rate remains globally stable at 1% at the end of the week of March 21 to 27 against 0.84% recorded during the week of March 14 to 20.
Regarding severe Covidosis, Mrabet noted that the number of new cases remained stable during the last two weeks with 30 patients admitted in intensive care units during the week from March 21 to 27, against 34 patients who left the hospital after the improvement of their clinical conditions.
The number of deaths recorded during the same week is the lowest since the week of June 15 to 21, 2020, said the official, adding that this is the lowest figure observed during the third phase of the pandemic in Morocco which began the week of July 20 to 26, 2020.
At the global level, the intensification of viral circulation observed during the last two weeks, in several Western European countries in particular, seems to slow down, said Mrabet, noting that this resumption of cases is not accompanied by an increase in deaths so far, although an increase in hospitalizations has been reported.
He recalled, moreover, that the booster dose coverage is at 38% in Europe, with variations between countries (Italy: 64.2%, Denmark: 62.2%, United Kingdom: 56.8%, Spain: 52.3%, Sweden: 50.7% … etc.), while in Morocco, this rate stands at 16.6%.
In conclusion, Mrabet called for vigilance in order to preserve the current epidemiological situation, urging citizens to observe barrier measures, including wearing masks in places of gathering and closed spaces, and to receive the booster dose.
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