A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Rabat, Morocco, on April 8, 2021. A total of 635 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Morocco on Thursday, taking the national tally of infections to 500,323, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)
RABAT, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of 635 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Morocco on Thursday, taking the national tally of infections to 500,323, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said.
Six more people died from the disease, taking the death toll in the North African country to 8,873, while 434 people were in intensive care units, the ministry said.
The total number of recoveries from the COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 486,913 after 564 more were added.
Meanwhile, 4,433,939 people have received so far the first vaccine shot against COVID-19 in the country, and 4,075,290 people have received the second dose.
The country launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Jan. 28 after the arrival of the first shipment of China's Sinopharm vaccines. Enditem
