This new figure brings to 514,432 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported in March 2020, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 501.692, that is a recovery rate of 97.5%, said the Health department in its daily Covid-19 status update.
As for the total number of deaths, it rose to 9,088 with 5 new cases recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (3) and Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (2).
The new contaminations were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (204), Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (19), Souss-Massa (11), Marrakech-Safi (10), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (8), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (7), the Eastern region (4), Daraa-Tafilalet (3), Beni Mellal-Khenifra (1) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (1).
The number of active cases stands at 3.652, including 220 in a severe or critical condition.
The number of people vaccinated so far (1st dose) reached 5,994,379, while those who have been fully vaccinated (1st and 2nd doses) amounted to 4,441,667.