Morocco Reports Record 1,776 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Surpasses 41,000

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Morocco Reports Record 1,776 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Surpasses 41,000

1776 Covid-19 infections were recorded this Saturday, August 15 in Morocco, according to the Minister of Health. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 41,017 people have been affected by the coronavirus in the Kingdom.

Here are the details of the coronavirus infections in the regions:

• Casablanca-Settat: +802
• Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima: +157
• Marrakech-Safi: +256
• Fez-Meknes: +159
• Rabat-Sale-Kenitra: +69
• Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra: +10
• Draa-Tafilalet: +51
• Oriental: +40
• Beni Mellal-Khenifra: +180
• Guelmim-Oued Noun: +3
• Souss-Massa: +33
• Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab: +16

Here are the other key figures:

• 21 deaths since last night. Total at 632.
• 20,931 tests. Total 1,542,217.
• 922 new recoveries. Total at 28,566.
• 11,819 patients under treatment.
• 154 people in serious condition, including 71 under artificial respiration.

Discover the detailed statistics of contaminations in Morocco

For a few days now, Morocco has been recording a worrying increase in the number of infection cases, prompting the World Health Organization to estimate that the kingdom "should do more, particularly to reverse the upward trend we are currently observing".