Morocco records 139 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 3,897 in total

As of Saturday, April 25, 139 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,897.

During a daily press briefing, the head of the epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed Lyoubi said that the coronavirus death toll has reached 159 while the number of recovered cases stands at 537.

He also added that 21,546 people have tested negative so far after undergoing coronavirus tests.

The Casablanca-Settat remains the region with the highest number of infections, 2housing 27% of all cases. It is followed by Marrakech-Safi (22%), Fes-Meknes and Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (13%) and Draâ-Tafilalet (10%).