Covid-19: 301 New Cases and over 4.3 Million People Vaccinated

Covid-19: 301 New Cases and over 4.3 Million People Vaccinated
Sunday 28 March 2021 - 18:48

A total of 301 new cases of coronavirus infection and 268 recoveries have been recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, the health ministry announced on Sunday.

The number of people who have been vaccinated to date (dose 1) has reached 4,302,183, while 3,332,292 people have received the second dose of the vaccine, the ministry said in its daily report on the Covid-19 situation. 

The new figure brings to 494,659 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported last March. The number of people who have recovered rose to 482,352, a recovery rate of 97.5%.

The total number of deaths stands at 8,798, a case fatality rate of 1.8%, said the same source, noting that no case of death has been recorded in 24 hours.

Active cases are now 3,509 while 34 severe or critical cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of critical cases to 427, including 25 placed under intubation.

The new cases of infection have been identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (189), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (24), Marrakech-Safi (22), Souss-Massa (17), the eastern region (17), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (15), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (7), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (4), Fez-Meknès (3), Darâa-Tafilalet (2) and Béni Mellal-Khénifra (1).

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