Covid-19: 526 New Cases, Over 4.23 Mln People Vaccinated

Covid-19: 526 New Cases, Over 4.23 Mln People Vaccinated
Tuesday 16 March 2021 - 19:20

A total of 526 new cases of coronavirus infection and 601 recoveries have been recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, the health ministry announced on Tuesday.

4,236,386 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far (first dose), while 1,960,996 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 489,622, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 476,727, a recovery rate of 97.4%.

The total number of deaths rose to 8,737, with 4 new cases recorded in 24 hours, a case fatality rate of 1.8%. The fatalities were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (03) and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (1).

New cases of infection have been identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (395), the Oriental (30), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (24), Marrakech-Safi (24), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (17), Draâ-Tafilalet (8), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (6), Guelmim-Oued Noun (6), Fez-Meknes (5), Souss-Massa (4), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (4) and Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (3).

The number of active cases stands at 4,158, including 406 in a critical or severe condition, the ministry added.

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