The number of people vaccinated to date (dose 1) has reached 4,352,033, while 3,951,023 have received the second dose of the vaccine, the ministry said in its daily report on the Covid-19 situation.

This new figure brings to 498,329 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported in March 2020. The number of people who have recovered rose to 485,162, that is a recovery rate of 97.4%.

As for the total number of deaths, it rose to 8,857, with 7 new cases recorded in 24 hours, that is a case fatality rate of 1.8%. These deaths were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (3), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (1), Marrakech-Safi (1), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (1) and Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (1).

The new contamination cases were identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (70), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (23), Marrakech-Safi (16), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (6), Souss-Massa (5), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (4), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (4), the eastern region (2), Fez-Meknes (1) and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (1).

The number of active cases stands at 4,310, while severe or critical cases are 452, of which 18 are placed under intubation.