RABAT, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan ministry of health on Wednesday reported 189 new infections with COVID-19, bringing the total number to 5,408.
The number of recovered cases increased to 2,017 with 179 new recoveries, while some 73 patients are being treated in intensive care units, announced Director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health Mohamed El Youbi in his daily briefing.
El Youbi said 183 deaths from COVID-19 were reported so far, after the announcement of two cases of death in the past 24 hours.
He also underlined the stability of the fatality rate, which stands at 3.4 percent, adding that the recovery rate is at 37.3 percent.
Casablanca has remained the worst-hit region in the country with 1,402 cases, followed by Marrakech-Safi with 1,122.
On April 18, Morocco extended the state of medical emergency until May 20 in a strengthened effort to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
A nationwide one-month night curfew was launched on April 25. Enditem
