RABAT, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's COVID-19 tally rose to 504,260 on Thursday as 596 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Health, the death toll rose to 8,927 with nine new fatalities during the last 24 hours, while 438 people are in intensive care units.
The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 490,366 after 438 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, 4,554,000 people have received so far the first vaccine shot against COVID-19 in the country, and 4,174,449 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
