The number of people vaccinated to date (dose 1) has reached 4,723,635 while 4,217,485 others have received the second dose of the vaccine, said the ministry in its daily report on the situation of Covid-19.

This new figure brings to 509,037 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported in March 2020, while the number of recovered people rose to 494,872, a recovery rate of 97.2%, added the ministry.

As for the total number of deaths, it rose to 8,988 with 5 new cases recorded in 24 hours, i.e. a case fatality rate of 1.8%. These deaths were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (2), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (1), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (1) and Souss-Massa (1).

The new contaminations were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (328), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (37), Marrakech-Safi (35), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (28), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (20), Souss-Massa (17), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (16), Drâa-Tafilalet (11), the eastern region (10), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (3), Guelmim–Oued Noun (1) and Fez-Meknès (1).

The number of active cases amounts to 5,177, while severe or critical cases are 385, of which 15 are placed under intubation.