The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco jumps to 49

Five new coronavirus cases were recorded, Wednesday, by the health authorities in Morocco, bringing the total Covid-19 infections in the country to 49.

The five patients, who tested positive for the virus, have all been abroad. Two of them are French nationals in Agadir, two others are Moroccans in Casablanca who have been in Spain and one is a Moroccan in Meknes who returned from Egypt, the Health Ministry said in a press release issued this morning.

For the record, Morocco has recorded two deaths related to the novel coronavirus so far.