The number of people who have been vaccinated to date (dose 1) has reached 3,820,097, while 413,032 have received the second dose of the vaccine, said the ministry in its daily report on the Covid-19 situation.

The new figure brings to 485,147 the total number of contaminations since the first case reported last March, while the number of people who have recovered has risen to 470,933, a recovery rate of 97.1%.

The total number of deaths rose to 8,669, with 16 new cases recorded in 24 hours, a case fatality rate of 1.8%.

The cases of death were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (04), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (03), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (02), Marrakech-Safi (02), the eastern region (01), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (01), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (01), Fez-Meknès (01) and Guelmim–Oued Noun (01).

The new cases of infection have been identified in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (230), Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (39), the eastern region (28), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (24), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (21), Marrakech-Safi (19), Souss-Massa (08), Darâa-Tafilalet (07), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (07), Fez-Meknès (06), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (04) and Guelmim–Oued Noun (01).

The number of active cases stands at 5,545, while the severe or critical cases are 374, of which 19 are placed under intubation.