A police officer wearing a face mask checks a driver in Sale, Morocco, on May 16, 2020. Moroccan Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 89 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 6,741. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)
RABAT, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 89 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 6,741.
The number of recovered cases increased to 3,487 with 87 new recoveries, Director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health Mohamed El Youbi said at his daily briefing.
He also reported two new fatalities, raising the country's COVID-19 death toll to 192.
The official underlined the stability of the coronavirus mortality rate in Morocco, which stands at 2.8 percent, adding that the recovery rate rose to 51.7 percent.
The regions with the largest number of cases are Casablanca with 1,955, and Marrakech with 1,280.
On April 18, Morocco extended the state of medical emergency until May 20 to strengthen preventive measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
