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Morocco announced on Monday 2,205 new COVID-19 cases, taking the caseload in the North African country to 581,477.
The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 546,426 after 2,823 more were added.
The death toll rose to 9,611 with 22 new fatalities reported during the last 24 hours, while 734 people were in intensive care units.
Meanwhile, a total of 12,061,160 people have received their first vaccine shots against COVID-19 in the country, with 9,864,912 having received two doses.
The North African country launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Jan. 28 after the arrival of the first shipment of China’s Sinopharm vaccine.
The vaccination drive has been expanded as of Monday to include people aged 25 and older.
In order to speed up the pace of the vaccination campaign, citizens can now go to the nearest vaccination center, without taking into account the conditions related to residency, the ministry of health said in a statement.- XINHUA
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