A total of 4,017,087 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far (1st Dose), while 717,113 people have received the second dose of the vaccine, the ministry said in its daily update.

508 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing to 486,833 the total number of cases reported since the outbreak of the virus.

The total number of recoveries has increased to 473,208 with 664 new recoveries in the past 24 hours, which corresponds to a recovery rate of 97.2%.

The total number of deaths rose to 8,695, with 12 new cases recorded in 24 hours, i.e. a fatality rate of 1.8%.

The new cases of infection were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (358), the Oriental (33), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (33), Marrakech-Safi (29), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (23), Draa-Tafilalet (9), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (07), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (05), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (04), Fes-Meknes (04) and Souss-Massa (03).

The number of active cases stands at 4,930, including 414 in a critical or severe condition, the ministry said.