With an additional 228 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the recovery count stands at 16,100.
Rabat – The Moroccan Ministry of Health reported 570 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases recorded in the country since the beginning of the outbreak to 18,834.
With an additional 228 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the recovery count stands at 16,100. The recovery rate is now 85.48%.
The total number of deaths is now 299, with seven new fatalities in the last 24 hours. The mortality rate stands at 1.59%.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco now stands at 2,435.
Approximately 1,086,437 suspected COVID-19 cases have tested negative since the outbreak of the virus in Morocco.
The ministry declared that the monitoring of individuals who have made contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients reached a total of 100,666 people.
This includes 13,215 who are still under medical surveillance, which should last 14 days.
COVID-19 cases spread by region
The Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region recorded 207 new cases. The region’s total number of recorded cases now represents 21.97% of all cases Morocco has recorded.
The Casablanca-Settat region recorded 206 cases in the last 24 hours to cover 24.75% of the cases in Morocco. The Fez-Meknes region follows with 80 new cases (12.87%).
The region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra recorded 24 new cases, with a total of 11.42% of Morocco’s cases.
The Marrakech-Safi region reported 21 new cases to represent 16.56% of all cases in Morocco.
Meanwhile, 23 new cases appeared in the Oriental region, now accounting for 2.07% of Morocco’s cases.
Five cases emerged in the southern region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, while the Draa-Tafilalet region recorded two, to cover 0.31% and 3.20% of the country’s cases, respectively.
Meanwhile, the regions of Laayoune and Souss Massa only recorded one new case each, their totals accounting for a respective 4.42% and 0.57% of Morocco’s cases.
