Morocco’s COVID-19 tally rose to 537,253 on Wednesday as 1,279 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.
The country’s coronavirus death toll rose by five to 9,341, while 290 people were in intensive care units, said a statement by the Moroccan Ministry of Health.
The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 521,671 after 708 new ones were added, the statement said.
Meanwhile, 10,266,670 people have received so far the first vaccine shot against COVID-19 in the country, with 9,204,753 having received the second dose.
The North African country launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Jan. 28 after the arrival of the first shipment of China’s Sinopharm vaccines.
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