RABAT, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Morocco announced on Saturday 740 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the North African country to 501,688.
The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 488,015 after 601 more were added.
The death toll rose to 8,891 with six new fatalities during the last 24 hours, while 449 people are in intensive care units.
The COVID-19 fatality rate in Morocco stands at 1.8 percent while the recovery rate is 97.3 percent.
Meanwhile, 4,471,831 people have received so far the first vaccine shot against COVID-19 in the country, and 4,134,740 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
