The reproduction rate (R0) of the Covid-19 shows a slight and continuous improvement and stabilized at 0.80 last Monday, said the head of the division of communicable diseases of the Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control at the Ministry of Health Abdelkrim Meziane Belfkih.
Presenting, on Tuesday in Rabat, the bimonthly report on the epidemiological situation, Meziane Belfkih underlined that this improvement is the result of the efforts and measures that were taken and respected by the citizens, hoping in this regard to reduce the virus reproduction rate to less than 0.7 in the next few days.
He also said that the weekly epidemiological curve relating to Covid-19 in Morocco experienced a decrease of -26% until January 3.
This downward trend was noted in ten regions, namely Darâa-Tafilalet (-48.9%), the eastern region (-43%), Guelmim-Oued Noun (-38.9%), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (-33.3%), Casablanca-Settat (-29.3%), Souss-Massa (-25.6%), Fez-Meknes (-24.2%), Marrakech-Safi (-23.2 %), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (-20.2%) and Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (-10%).
The national weekly epidemiological curve increased in the region of Beni Mellal-Khénifra (+2.5%).
As for the death curve, it recorded a decrease of -13.4%, until January 3, he said.
Globally, the number of positive cases stands at 85,736,076 as of January 4, i.e. a cumulative incidence rate of 1,100/100,000 inhabitants.
The registered death toll stood at 1,854,854, a case fatality rate of 2.2%, he noted, adding that the number of people who recovered reached about 60,643,553, a recovery rate of 70.7%.
The official highlighted the importance of respecting preventive health measures which are likely to limit the spread of the virus, in particular the wearing of face masks, regular hand washing, social distancing and the use of Wiqaytna application.
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