Eighty new Covid-19 cases were reported in Morocco over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the country to 8,151, the Ministry of Health said Saturday.
A total of 47 Covid-19 patients have recovered in Morocco over the past 24 hours until Saturday at 6 p.m., bringing to 7,315 the number of cured people since the start of the outbreak, said Dr Mouad Mrabet, Coordinator of the National Center for Emergency Operations at the Ministry of Health, in a statement broadcast by MAP on its M24 TV channel and RIM Radio.
No new coronavirus related death was recorded over the given period and the number of fatalities remains at 208, he said, adding that the mortality rate stands at 2.6%.
The ministry of Health urges citizens to observe rules of hygiene, implement the precautionary measures issued by the public authorities, act with responsibility and show patriotism.