A total of 24,870,200 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while the number of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) has reached 23,358,881, the ministry pointed out in its daily COVID-19 bulletin. 6,626,871 people have received the third dose of the vaccine while 19,189 people have received the fourth dose, it added.

According to the same source, the number of COVID-19 cases reported since the start of the outbreak of the virus rose to 1,257,764, while recoveries increased to 1,233,066, i.e. a recovery rate of 98%.

The new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the regions of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (113), Marrakech-Safi (76), Casablanca-Settat (64), Fez-Meknes (56), the Oriental (54), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (36), Souss-Massa (18), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (14), Draâ-Tafilalet (06), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (06) and Guelmim-Oued Noun (01).

As for coronavirus-related fatalities, they increased to 16,213, with two cases reported in the past 24 hours in the regions of Casablanca-Settat and Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima.

The number of active cases has reached 8,485, while 09 severe or critical cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, bringing their total number to 127.