RABAT, Sept 15 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco reported 1,517 new COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths on Monday, raising the tally of infections to 88,203 and the death toll to 1,614.
The total number of recoveries increased to 68,970, after 1,442 new ones were added, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
The COVID-19 fatality rate in Morocco is now 1.8 percent and the current recovery rate is 78.2 percent, while 275 patients are in intensive care units.
The epidemiological situation linked to the virus has undergone a surge in the North African country since Aug, with the daily new cases exceeding 1,500 on average.
The Moroccan government extended the state of health emergency for the sixth time, until Oct 10.
China’s Guizhou Province also donated 15,000 surgical gloves, 20,000 medical masks and 2,000 protective suits to help protect Moroccan medical workers fighting the pandemic.– NNN-MAP
