Morocco Coronavirus Update September 21st 6pm

Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 1,376 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 103,119.

Morocco also reported an additional 3,426 recoveries from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. This is the country’s highest daily number of COVID-19 recoveries recorded so far. The total number of recovered COVID-19 carriers now stands at 84,158, with a national recovery rate of 81.6%. 

 Meanwhile, the health ministry recorded 25 more COVID-19-related fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,855. The mortality rate remains at 1.8%. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 17,106 as of 6 p.m. on Monday, September 21. 

 Morocco counts 300 patients with severe symptoms, including 41 under artificial respiration. Moroccan health authorities also excluded 20,085 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 

 Approximately 2,307,457 suspected COVID-19 carriers have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2. 

  COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco

Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 495 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours. The region has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Morocco and the city of Casablanca currently under strict lockdown measures. 

 The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 296 new cases and two deaths.  

The region of Beni Mellal-Khenifra reported 88 new cases and two additional fatalities. 

The Marrakech-Safi region confirmed 86 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths. 

 The Souss-Massa region confirmed 84 new cases and zero fatalities. 

 The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima registered 79 new cases and two deaths. 

 The Draa-Tafilalet region recorded 75 new cases and two deaths. 

 The region of Fez-Meknes also confirmed 75 new infections. The region saw three additional fatalities.

 The Oriental region recorded 74 new cases and one death. 

 The region of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death.

 Meanwhile, the southern regions of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun region recorded one additional COVID-19 case each and no deaths. 

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Morocco Coronavirus Update September 20th 6pm

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Morocco Coronavirus Update September 19th 6pm

Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 2,552 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 99,816.

Morocco also reported an additional 2,318 recoveries from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 

The total number of recovered COVID-19 patients now stands at 79,008, with a national recovery rate of 79.2%.

Meanwhile, the health ministry recorded 40 more COVID-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,795. The mortality rate remains at 1.8%.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 19,013 as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 19.

Morocco counts 274 patients with severe symptoms, including 39 under artificial respiration.

Moroccan health authorities also excluded 21,322 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

Approximately 2,266,356 suspected COVID-19 cases have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2.

COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco

Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 1,059 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths in the past 24 hours. The region has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Morocco.

The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 312 new cases and three deaths.

The Souss-Massa region confirmed 270 new cases and three additional fatalities.

The Marrakech-Safi region confirmed 240 new cases and two deaths.

The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima registered 162 new cases and five deaths.

The Draa-Tafilalet region recorded 160 new cases and three deaths.

The region of Fez-Meknes confirmed 101 new infections and four fatalities.

The Beni Mellal-Khenifra region reported 96 new cases and five deaths.

The Oriental region recorded 62 new cases and two deaths.

The region of Guelmim-Oued Noun recorded 50 new cases and zero fatalities.

The region of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death.

The Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region recorded 18 additional COVID-19 cases and no deaths.

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Morocco Coronavirus Update September 18th 6pm

Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 2,760 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 97,264. This is the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases that Morocco has recorded in one day. 

 Morocco also reported an additional 1,760 recoveries from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The total number of recovered COVID-19 patients now stands at 76,690, with a national recovery rate of 78.8%. 

Meanwhile, the health ministry recorded 41 more COVID-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,755. The mortality rate remains at 1.8%. 

 The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 18,819 as of 6 p.m. on Friday, September 18. Morocco counts 264 patients with severe symptoms, including 41 under artificial respiration. Moroccan health authorities also excluded 21,033 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 

 Approximately 2,245,043 suspected COVID-19 cases have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2. 

  COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco 

 Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 1,101 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours. The region counts the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Morocco. 

 The region of Marrakech-Safi also recorded 11 COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The region confirmed 295 new cases. 

 The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 401 new cases and three deaths. 

 The region of Souss-Massa confirmed 169 new cases and four additional fatalities.  

The Beni Mellal-Khenifra region reported 151 new cases and two deaths.

 The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima registered 116 new cases and five fatalities. 

 The Oriental region recorded 115 new COVID-19 cases and one death. The region of Fez-Meknes confirmed 109 new infections and three fatalities. 

 The Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region recorded 70 additional COVID-19 cases and one death. 

 The regions of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, Guelmim-Oued Noun, and Draa-Tafilalet confirmed no additional fatalities. However, Dakhla-Oued Eddahab recorded 62 new COVID-19 cases,

Guelmim-Oued Noun confirmed nine, and Draa-Tafilalet reported 162. 

 As part of Morocco’s fight against COVID-19, the Ministry of Health announced today it made 247 deals with 98 different companies to purchase medical supplies, with a budget of $206 million. These include drugs and personal protective equipment. The ministry also reassured Moroccans that the country has sufficient stocks of medicines used in COVID-19 treatment. 

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Morocco Coronavirus Update September 17th 6pm

Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 2,488 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 94,504. 

 Morocco also reported an additional 1,962 recoveries from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The total number of recovered COVID-19 patients now stands at 74,930, with a national recovery rate of 79.3%.

 Meanwhile, the health ministry recorded 28 more COVID-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 1,714. The mortality rate remains at 1.8%. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 17,860 as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 17. Morocco counts 260 patients with severe symptoms, including 44 under artificial respiration. 

 Moroccan health authorities also excluded 20,215 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Approximately 2,224,010 suspected COVID-19 cases have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2. 

 COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco 

Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 932 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths in the past 24 hours. The region has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Morocco. 

 The region of Marrakech-Safi recorded the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths in Morocco in the last 24 hours, with eight additional fatalities. The region also recorded 311 new COVID-19 cases. 

 The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 289 new cases and one death. The Draa-Tafilalet region recorded 204 new cases and four deaths. 

 The Souss-Massa region confirmed 354 new cases and zero additional fatalities. 

The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima registered 117 new cases and one death.  

The Beni Mellal-Khenifra region reported 116 new cases and three deaths. The Oriental region recorded 57 new cases and one death. 

The region of Fez-Meknes confirmed 72 new  infections and two fatalities. 

 The region of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab recorded 14 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death. 

 The region of Guelmim-Oued Noun recorded 14 new cases and zero fatalities. 

 The Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region recorded eight additional COVID-19 cases and no deaths. 

 In the first half of September alone, Morocco recorded its second-highest monthly COVID-19 case count. The trend suggests September will see record-breaking figures on Morocco’s epidemiological situation.

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Morocco Coronavirus Update September 16th 6pm

Casablanca-Settat remains the most affected region in Morocco by COVID-19. As of Monday, September 14, the region hosted 6,642 active COVID-19 cases.

The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region comes second in terms of active cases, with 2,066, followed by Souss-Massa (1,791), Draa-Tafilalet (1,775), Marrakech-Safi (1,259), and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (1,051).

The remaining regions count less than 1,000 active COVID-19 cases, with figures ranging from 73 in Guelmim-Oued Noun to 968 in Beni Mellal-Khenifra.

Morocco’s Ministry of Health announced the numbers on Tuesday, September 15, in its first bimonthly briefing on the epidemiological situation in the country.

The briefing covered the evolution of COVID-19 in Morocco over the past two weeks, from September 1-14.

As of September 14, Morocco counted 88,203 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The number represents 243 infections per 100,000 population.

The country also recorded 68,970 recoveries and 1,614 deaths. The figures make for a recovery rate of 78.2% and a fatality rate of 1.8%.

In the first week of September, Morocco recorded 10,995 new COVID-19 cases, 250 new coronavirus-related deaths, and 8,919 recoveries.

In the second week, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 30% compared to the previous week, reaching 14,292. However, the number of fatalities decreased to 217 (-13%) and the number of recoveries increased to 12,254 (+37%).

Unprecedented spread rate
The increase in COVID-19 cases pushed the rate of new infections per capita to an unprecedented level. In the second week of September, Morocco recorded 39.43 new cases per 100,000 population.

The rate is the highest since the beginning of the domestic COVID-19 outbreak in March. During the strict nationwide lockdown, Morocco recorded between 0.13 and 3.28 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population every week.

When the government began easing lockdown measures, between June and July, the rate fluctuated between 1.56 and 5.91 weekly new cases per 100,000 population.

However, as soon as the government further eased measures in July, the figure exponentially increased. The rate climbed from 3.9 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the third week of July to 39.43 in the second week of September.

During the week of September 7, the number of new COVID-19 cases per capita was the highest in Casablanca-Settat, Draa-Tafilalet, and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab. The three regions recorded over 50 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people.

Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Marrakech-Safi, and Souss-Massa recorded between 20 and 50 new cases for every 100,000 residents.

Meanwhile, the five remaining regions reported less than 20 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population.

The month of September has already seen the second-highest number of COVID-19-related fatalities since the start of the domestic outbreak and, if Morocco’s epidemiological evolution continues along the same trend, could set a new record.

In the first two weeks of September, 473 people died of COVID-19 in Morocco. The number is more than half all deaths recorded in August (788).

Global comparison
Globally, Morocco climbed eight ranks in terms of total confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks. The country currently has the 38th-highest number of COVID-19 cases.

Morocco also climbed two positions in terms of coronavirus-related deaths and now stands at the 44th rank globally.

The country’s global position by number of COVID-19 tests conducted on the population did not change over the past two weeks. Morocco remains the 32nd country in the world for testing.

Morocco’s situation relative to Africa also did not change. The country remains third by number of cases, fourth by number of deaths, and second by number of tests.

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