Morocco Reports Spike in COVID-19 Cases, Tangier Emerges as Hotspot

20 July 2020 – bySaid@Bladi · 1 min read

Morocco recorded 326 new infections in the last 24 hours, mainly in the city of Tangier, which alone saw 181 cases.

These figures were revealed a few minutes ago by the Ministry of Health, which also reports 3 new deaths in the kingdom for a total since last March of 276.

However, the mortality rate remains low in Morocco compared to neighboring countries (only 1.57%, compared to more than 4% for the global average and a little over 2% in Africa).

Regarding recoveries, the country saw 211 people leave the hospital on Monday, July 20, bringing the total to 15,132 since last March.

Category: Morocco

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Tangier Death Coronavirus in Morocco (Covid-19)