Morocco’s COVID-19 tally rose to 549,844 on Thursday as 2,571 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.
The country’s coronavirus death toll rose by 14 to 9,418, while 420 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 528,645 after 1,389 new ones were added, the statement said.
Meanwhile, 11,031,195 people have received the first vaccine shots against COVID-19 in the country, with 9,553,617 the second doses.
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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