71 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Morocco, 8,508 in total

Rabat - A total of 71 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Morocco on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases since March 2 to 8,508. The number of people cured has increased to 7,565 with 72 new recoveries, Mouad Mrabet, coordinator of the Moroccan Center for Public Health, said at a press briefing. Mrabet said that the country's COVID-19 death toll stood at 211, as one new fatality was recorded in the last 24 hours. In addition, 6,671 people who have had contact with the patients are still under medical surveillance, and seven are in intensive medical care units.

He also underlined the stability of the fatality rate, which stands at 2.5 percent, adding that the recovery rate is at 88.9 percent. The Moroccan government said that it will start from Thursday easing restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections in some regions, but will delay a full lifting of the state of emergency until July 10.