The number of people who got the first shot is 11,219,675, while that of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) stands at 9,620,665, the ministry said in its daily bulletin on the Covid-19 situation.

The new figure brings to 557,632 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported in Morocco in March 2020. The number of people who have recovered has risen to 531,649, a recovery rate of 95.3%.

As for deaths, their total number rose to 9,450 (fatality rate of 1.7%), with 16 new cases recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (8), Marrakech-Safi (1), Souss-Massa (1), Rabat -Salé-Kénitra (1), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (2), Fez-Meknès (1), Guelmim-Oued Noun (1) and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (1).

The new contaminations were identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (779), Marrakech-Safi (456), Souss-Massa (339), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (207), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (100), Fez-Meknes (53), Guelmim-Oued Noun (44), Beni Mellal-Khénifra (44), the eastern region (43), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (35), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (26) and Drâa-Tafilalet (18).

Active cases stand at 156,533, while severe or critical cases have reached 505, including 21 placed under intubation.