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The reproduction rate of Covid-19 in Morocco has been stable at 1.2 for three weeks, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
According to the bimonthly report on the epidemiological situation linked to Covid-19, presented by head of the communicable diseases division at the epidemiology and disease control directorate of the Ministry of Health Abdelkrim Meziane Bellefqui, the virus reproduction rate has been stable at 1.2 for three weeks, knowing that the ministry's ambition is to lower it to -1.
Meziane Bellefqui noted that, over the past two weeks, the symbolic ceiling of 100,000 cases of infection has been reached, as well as the ceiling of 20,000 active cases and 2,000 deaths, highlighting the expansion of the Covid-19 diagnostic network by private medical biology laboratories.
He said that between the three periods spanning August 15 to 30, August 31 to September 14 and September 15 to 28, an increase in the number of cases of infection was noted, from 22,158 in mid-August, to 26,804 in the first half of September, then to 29,428 in the second half of the month, noting that this is an increase of almost 10% between the last two periods.
Regarding the number of deaths, the official reported an average of 500 deaths per fortnight during these three periods.
He also recalled that until Monday, the number of contaminations in the Kingdom reached 119,107 since the first case reported on March 2, with a cumulative incidence rate of 328/100,000 inhabitants, adding that the recovery rate is 81% and the case fatality rate of 1.8% with no less than 2,113 deaths recorded.
Regarding the distribution of the weekly incidence rate for each 100,000 inhabitants according to the regions over the past three weeks, Meziane Bellefqui said that the regions affected by an incidence rate of 20/100,000 inhabitants are Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima and Fez-Meknes, highlighting the increase in the number of regions recording from 20 to 50/100,000 inhabitants, from four regions in mid-September to seven regions currently.
In addition, the regions of Casablanca-Settat, Draâ-Tafilalet and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab recorded more than 50 infections/100,000 inhabitants.
According to statistics, Morocco holds the 31st place globally and 2nd in Africa in terms of the number of tests, with more than 165,000 Covid-19 tests per week, with an average of 23,500 tests per day, he said, adding that the percentage of positive results is increasing, from 5.9% at the beginning of the month to 9.7%.
The official deplored the continued rise in the number of deaths, from 125 in July to 788 in August, to 928 in the first 28 days of September.
At the global and continental level, Morocco ranks 31st in the world and 2nd in Africa in terms of the number of contaminations and 39th globally and 3rd in Africa in terms of the number of deaths, he concluded.
