Morocco registers 112 new COVID-19 cases, 514,817 in total

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RABAT, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 112 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Morocco on Saturday, taking the national tally of infections to 514,817, the ministry of health said in a statement.

In the past 24 hours, six people have died from the disease, taking the death toll to 9,098 in the country, and 211 people are in intensive care units.

The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 502,884 after 280 more were added.

The COVID-19 fatality rate in Morocco stands at 1.8 percent while the recovery rate is 97.7 percent.

Meanwhile, 6,171,437 people have received so far the first vaccine shots against COVID-19 in the country, and 4,500,638 people have received the second doses.

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

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