Morocco's COVID-19 cases up by 1,777 to 440,970

Rabat - Morocco registered 1,777 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total tally in the North African country to 440,970, the health ministry said in a statement. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco hit 409,638 after 2,134 new ones were added. The death toll rose to 7,425 with 37 new fatalities during the last 24 hours, while 1,093 people are in intensive care units. The COVID-19 fatality rate in Morocco stands at 1.7 percent while the recovery rate is 92.9 percent. China has helped Morocco in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

A batch of medical supplies donated by the government of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was transported on June 8, 2020 to Casablanca-Settat in Morocco. On May 14 last year, China Development Bank sent a batch of donations, including respirators and medical protective masks, to help Morocco fight the COVID-19 pandemic. China's Guizhou Province also donated 15,000 surgical gloves, 20,000 medical masks and 2,000 protective suits to help protect Moroccan medical workers fighting the pandemic.