A medical worker uses a test kit to diagnose COVID-19 virus in Rabat, Morocco, on Sept. 11, 2020. Morocco on Friday reported 2,430 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day increase so far, taking the number of infections in the country since March 2 to 82,197. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)
RABAT, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Morocco on Friday reported 2,430 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day increase so far, taking the number of infections in the country since March 2 to 82,197.
The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 64,194 after 2,344 new ones were added, the ministry of health said in a statement.
The death toll rose to 1,524 with 33 new fatalities, while 252 people are in intensive care units.
The epidemiological situation linked to the coronavirus has undergone a huge surge in the North African country since August with daily cases exceeding 1,500 on average.
Moroccan government decided on Wednesday to extend the state of health emergency for the sixth time until Oct. 10.
China has helped Morocco in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
A batch of medical supplies donated by the government of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was transported on June 8 to Casablanca-Settat in Morocco.
On May 14, China Development Bank sent a batch of donation, including respirators and medical protective masks, to help Morocco fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
China's Guizhou Province also donated 15,000 surgical gloves, 20,000 medical masks and 2,000 protective suits to help protect Moroccan medical workers fighting the pandemic. Enditem
