Medical workers analyze samples collected for COVID-19 tests at a laboratory in Rabat, Morocco, on April 9, 2021. Morocco's COVID-19 tally rose to 500,948 on Friday as 625 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)
RABAT, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's COVID-19 tally rose to 500,948 on Friday as 625 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Health, the death toll rose to 8,885 with 12 new fatalities, while 442 people are in intensive care units.
The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 487,414 after 501 new ones were added, the statement said.
The COVID-19 fatality rate in Morocco stands at 1.8 percent while the recovery rate is 97.3 percent.
Meanwhile, 4,449,047 people have received so far the first vaccine shot against COVID-19 in the country, and 4,103,257 people have received the second dose.
The North African country launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Jan. 28 after the arrival of the first shipment of China's Sinopharm vaccines. Enditem
