A total of 24,635,926 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while the number of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) has reached 23,044,393 the ministry pointed out in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, noting that 4,115,777 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 1,098,413 while recoveries increase to 1,015,249, i.e. a recovery rate of 92.4%.
The new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the regions of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (1,072), Casablanca-Settat (796), Fez-Meknes (583), Marrakech-Safi (554), Souss-Massa (472),Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (470), Beni Mellal-Khénifra (132), the Oriental (122), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (107), Guelmim-Oued Noun (57), Draa-Tafilalet (40) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (30).
As for coronavirus-related fatalities, they rose to 15,132 (fatality rate of 1.4%), with 19 new deaths reported in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (10), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (5), Béni Mellal-Khenifra (2), Fez-Meknes (1) and Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (1).
The number of active cases has reached 68,032, including 596 people in a critical or severe condition, the ministry said.