Morocco recorded 4,963 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Sunday, adding that 996 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the same period of time.
A total of 24,591,296 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while the number of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) has reached 22,974,065, the ministry pointed out in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, noting that 3,431,636 people have received the third dose of the vaccine.
The total number of COVID-19 cases reported since the start of the outbreak of the virus stands at 1,002,084, while recoveries rise to 951,405, i.e. a recovery rate of 94.9%.
As for coronavirus-related fatalities, they rose to 14,911 (fatality rate of 1.5%), with seven new deaths reported.
The number of active cases increased to 35,768, including 293 people in a critical or severe condition, the ministry said.
