In its daily bulletin on the epidemic situation, the Ministry noted that a total of 24,409,859 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the number of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) has reached 22,631,370, adding that 1,641,169 people have received the third dose of the vaccine.
The total number of COVID-19 cases reported since the start of the outbreak of the virus stands at 949,648, while recoveries rise to 931,883, i.e. a recovery rate of 98.1%.
The new COVID-19 cases were reported in the regions of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (51), Casablanca-Settat (49), Marrakech-Safi (6), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (4), Souss-Massa (3), Eastern region (2) and Fez-Meknes (1).
As for coronavirus-related fatalities, they rose to 14,774 (fatality rate of 1.6%) with a new case reported in the Casablanca-Settat region.
The number of active cases stands at 2,991, including 103 people in a critical or severe condition, the ministry said.