This brings to 146,398 the total number of contaminations since the first case was reported in the kingdom on March 2, and to 123,022 the number of people fully recovered, i.e. a recovery rate of 84%, the ministry said in its daily report on Covid-19.

The number of deaths rises to 2,530, with 44 new fatalities recorded in 24 hours, i.e. a case-fatality rate of 1.73%.

These deaths are distributed between the regions of Casablanca-Settat (18), the eastern region (10), Marrakech-Safi (5), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (3), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (2), Fez-Meknes (2), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (2), Souss-Massa (1) and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (1).

The new cases of contamination were detected in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (1.490), Souss-Massa (680), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (280), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (231), the eastern region (214), Marrakech-Safi (175), Darâa-Tafilalet (117), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (112), Fez-Meknès (75), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (33), Guelmim-Oued Noun (25), and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (13).

The number of excluded cases stands at 2,682,255, after the completion of 21,717 new negative tests.

Active cases reached a total of 20,846, with a prevalence of 57.4/100,000 inhabitants, while severe or critical cases stood at 425, of which 33 were intubated.

The cumulative incidence rate is 403.1/100,000 inhabitants, against an incidence of 24 hours established at 9.5/100,000 inhabitants.