Morocco Reports 1,609 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Surpasses 49,000

Here are the details of the contaminations by region for this Friday, August 21, 2020:

• Casablanca-Settat: +488
• Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima: +114
• Marrakech-Safi: +186
• Fez-Meknes: +257
• Rabat-Salé-Kénitra: +134
• Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra: +11
• Drâa-Tafilalet: +66
• Oriental: +38
• Béni Mellal-Khénifra: +88
• Guelmim-Oued Noun: +4
• Souss-Massa: +213 (cluster in a factory: +166 people)
• Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab: +10

Here are the other figures to remember:

• 42 deaths since last night (record!). Total at 817. Fatality rate at 1.7%
• 20,569 tests performed.
• 14,231 patients under treatment.
• 1,393 new recoveries.
• 196 people in serious condition, including 42 on artificial respirators.

In his Throne speech, King Mohammed VI mentioned a re-containment of the entire population in the event of a continuous increase in Covid-19 cases.