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64 confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,184 the total number of Covid-19 infections in Morocco, a health official said Tuesday.
During a press briefing Mohamed Lyoubi, who heads the infecticious diseases department at the Health Ministry, said that 4,253 suspected cases were excluded after testing negative for the virus.
As for the death toll, Lyoubi said that in total 90 people died after contracting the virus in Morocco while 93 recovered.
The official revealed that the regions of Casabalanca-Settat, Marrakech-Safi, Rabat-Salé-Kenitra and Fes-Meknes house the highest number of Covid-infections in Morocco, adding that most of the infections were recorded within the same families.
Lyoubi said that 8,181 people were in close contact with confirmed cases. 374 of them tested positive for the virus. He also explained that 15% of the confirmed cases were asymptomatic, 70% presented mild conditions and 14% presented severe ones.
The average age for Covid-19 patients is now 48 years, Lyoubi said. The youngest coronavirus patient is a two-month old while the oldest is 96.
