The number of people vaccinated to date (dose 1) has reached 4,672,326, while 4,188,336 others have received the second dose of the vaccine, the ministry said in its daily report on the Covid-19 situation.

The new contaminations bring the total number of Covid-19 cases to 505,949, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 492,100, that is a recovery rate of 97.3%.

As for the total number of deaths, it rose to 8,952 with 7 new cases recorded in 24 hours, i.e. a case fatality rate of 1.8%. The deaths were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (3), Marrakech-Safi (1), Souss-Massa (1), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (1) and Daraâ-Tafilalet (1).

New cases of infection were reported in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (76), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (17), Marrakech-Safi (16), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (9), the eastern region (8), Souss-Massa (6), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (3), Daraâ-Tafilalet (2) and Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (1).

The number of active cases stands at 4,897 and that of severe or critical cases is 435, including 17 placed under intubation.