Coronavirus: 508 New Cases and 2,081,013 People Vaccinated (Ministry)

Coronavirus: 508 New Cases and 2,081,013 People Vaccinated (Ministry)
Wednesday 17 February 2021 - 18:32

A total of 508 new cases of coronavirus infection and 838 recoveries have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Morocco, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday, affirming that 2,081,013 people were vaccinated to date.

The new figure brings to 479,579 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported last March and to 461,466 that of recovered people, i.e. a recovery rate of 96.2%, the ministry said in its daily report on the situation of Covid-19.

The total number of deaths rose to 8,517, with 13 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 (6), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (2), the eastern region (1), Marrakech-Safi (1), Souss-Massa (1), Fez-Meknes (1) and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (1).

The new cases of infection were identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (257), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (64), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (57), the eastern region (42), Marrakech-Safi (25), Souss-Massa (24), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (8), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (8), Fez-Meknès (7), Darâa-Tafilalet (6), Guelmim-Oued Noun (6) and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (4).

The number of active cases stands at 9,596 while severe or critical cases are 419, including 36 placed under intubation.

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