The number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached 708, Thursday, in Morocco, the health ministry announced in an recent update.
In a Facebook post, the ministry added that the number of suspected cases who tested negative for this virus has reached 2,916.
Meanwhile, the total coronavirus-related deaths has jumped to 44. Five new recoveries were also recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall recoveries to 31.
As for the locations of the confirmed cases, the health official said that 207 cases were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 115 in Rabat-Salé-Kenitra, 113 in Fes-Meknes, 127 in Marrakech-Safi, 47 in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, 2 in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra and 1 in Guelmim-Oued Noun.
On Wednesday, Mohamed Lyoubi pointed out that the average age of the healed patients was 43.5 years, as the youngest is a 9-month-old baby, while the oldest is an 80-year-old man.