A total of 24,612,973 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while the number of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) has reached 23,008,669 the ministry pointed out in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, noting that 3,786,619 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 rises to 1,048,653 while recoveries increase to 977,695, i.e. a recovery rate of 93.2%.
The new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (1,810), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (1,170), Marrakech-Safi (966), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (470), Souss-Massa (401), Fez-Meknes (305), Beni Mellal-Khenifra (145), Draa-Tafilalet (46), Guelmim-Oued Noun (34), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (32), the Oriental (32) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (17).
As for coronavirus-related fatalities, they rose to 14,976 (fatality rate of 1.4%), with thirteen new deaths reported in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (7), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (2), Marrakech-Safi (1), Fez-Meknes (1), Draa-Tafilalet (1) and Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (1).
The number of active cases increased to 55,982, including 502 people in a critical or severe condition, the ministry said.