Covid-19: Over 3,400,000 People Vaccinated, Including 162,000 Receiving Second Dose

Covid-19: Over 3,400,000 People Vaccinated, Including 162,000 Receiving Second Dose
Saturday 27 February 2021 - 19:08

A total of 416 new cases of coronavirus infection and 420 recoveries have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Morocco, the health ministry announced on Saturday.

In addition, 3,435,997 people have been vaccinated to date (dose 1), noted the ministry in its daily report on the situation of Covid-19, specifying that the number of people who received the second dose of the vaccine has reached 161,906.

The new figure brings to 483,410 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported last March, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 468,807, a recovery rate of 97%.

The total number of deaths rose to 8,615, with 7 new cases recorded in 24 hours, a case fatality rate of 1.8%.

The cases of death were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (01), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (01), the eastern region (02), Marrakech-Safi (01), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (01) and Fez-Meknes (01).

New cases of infection have been identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (251), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (46), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (28), the eastern region (23), Marrakech-Safi (20), Darâa-Tafilalet (11), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (10), Souss-Massa (10), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (08), Fez-Meknès (07) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (02).

The number of active cases stands at 5,988, while the severe or critical cases are 433, including 29 people under intubation.

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