Morocco’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 15 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,685 as of April 18 at 6 p.m.
In the past 24 hours, the ministry has confirmed 121 new cases, two additional deaths, and 33 new recoveries. The death toll stands at 173 while the number of recoveries has reached 314.
Director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health Mohamed El Youbi said that most of the cases were detected among people who had come into contact with COVID-19 patients.
El Youbi also noted that the ministry only recorded one case in an industrial facility in Casablanca that saw a dramatic surge in cases two days ago. The health official added that no cases have been reported in the country’s other COVID-19 epicentres in Nador and Fez.
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