Morocco is still experiencing the third COVID-19 wave during its 10th week, said the Health Ministry on Tuesday in its monthly bulletin for the period from April 13 to May 10.
The Ministry specified that this COVID wave has a weak to a very weak spread rate, and that it has been since the first week of March 2022.
In terms of new weekly infections during the past four weeks, the virus transmission rate was less than 1 for 100,000 people.
Additionally, the weekly positivity rate remained unchanged at less than 1% for the past four weeks.
During the same period, a total of 37 cases were admitted to intensive care units, an average of 9 cases a week.
Regarding COVID-related deaths, 9 deaths were recorded in total, which is the lowest number recorded in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic, added the Ministry.
Omicron variant still dominates cases nationwide with two main sub-variants, BA.2 (49%) and BA.1 (46%), as well as low percentages of other sub-variants.
In terms of vaccination, 17.1% of Moroccan citizens received the booster shot, with a continuity rate of 27.3%.
The Ministry said despite the continuous improvement of the epidemiological situation nationwide, the vigilance level remains high.
“A number of countries still detect positive cases to new variants,” said the Ministry, stressing the need to get vaccinated.
The Ministry called on elderly people as well as those with underlying health conditions to receive the third shot in order to boost protection and prevent infection.
According to the Ministry’s recent study, vaccination showed efficiency in preventing serious and critical cases by 80%. The study included different provinces and regions across the country, the Health Ministry concluded in its press release.
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