The new figure brings to 219,084 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported on March 2 and to 181,275 that of fully recovered people, i.e. a recovery rate of 82.7%, the ministry said in its daily Covid-19 report.

The number of deaths rose to 3,695, with 70 new cases recorded in 24 hours, a case fatality rate of 1.7%.

These deaths are distributed between the eastern region (20), Casablanca-Settat (13), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (8), Souss-Massa (8), Marrakech-Safi (6), Fez-Meknes (6), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (5), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (3), and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (1).

The new cases of contamination were detected in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (1,806), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (736), the eastern region (428), Souss-Massa (195), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (181), Marrakech-Safi (138), Fez-Meknès (99), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (96), Draâ-Tafilalet (65), Guelmim-Oued Noun (29) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (17).

The number of excluded cases stands at 3,107,566, after 17,537 new negative tests.

Active cases reached a total of 34,114, while severe or critical cases are 814, of which 69 are placed under intubation. The occupancy rate of the intensive care beds dedicated to Covid-19 is 35.3%.

The cumulative incidence rate is 603.3/100,000 inhabitants, against a 24-hour incidence established at 10.4/100,000 inhabitants.