Covid-19: 444 New Cases, Over 4.26 Mln People Vaccinated

Covid-19: 444 New Cases, Over 4.26 Mln People Vaccinated
Saturday 20 March 2021 - 19:44

A total of 444 new cases of coronavirus infection and 484 recoveries have been recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, the health ministry announced on Saturday.

 4,264,168 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far (first dose), while 2,423,380 people have received the second dose of the vaccine, the ministry said in its daily update on the situation of the Covid-19.

 The new figure brings the total number of infections since the first case reported last March to 491,463, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 478,870, a recovery rate of 97.4%.

 The total number of deaths rose to 8,763, with 8 new cases recorded in 24 hours, a case fatality rate of 1.8%. The fatalities were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (06), Marrakech-Safi (01) and Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (01).

 New cases of infection have been identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (313),Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (32), the Eastern region (26), Marrakech-Safi (23), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (13), Souss-Massa (12), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (11), Draa-Tafilalet (06), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (04), Beni Mellal-Khenifra (02) and Fez-Meknes (02).

 The number of active cases stands at 3,830, including 406 in a critical or severe condition, the ministry added.

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