4,264,761 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far (first dose), while 2,516,742 people have received the second dose of the vaccine, the ministry said in its daily report on the Covid-19 situation.

The new figure brings the total number of infections since the first case reported last March to 491,834, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 479,557, a recovery rate of 97.5%.

The total number of deaths rose to 8,769, with 2 new cases recorded in 24 hours, a case fatality rate of 1.8%. The fatalities were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (01) and Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (01).

The new cases of infection have been identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (55), Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (31), the Eastern region (13), Marrakech-Safi (10), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (10), Souss-Massa (02), Fez-Meknes (02), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (01) and Beni Mellal-Khenifra (01).

The number of active cases stands at 3,508, while 419 patients are in a critical or severe condition, including 25 placed under intubation, the ministry added.