693 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus were recorded during the last 24 hours until Saturday, August 1 at 6 p.m., bringing the total toll to 25,015 since the first case reported on March 2, 2020, said the head of the division of communicable diseases to the Ministry of Health, Abdelkrim Meziane Belfkih, during a press briefing given at the end of the afternoon.
Considering these new contaminations, the cumulative incidence rate is of the order of 69 per 100,000 inhabitants, it is specified. The reproduction rate of the coronavirus (R0) across the Kingdom currently stands at 1.38, down from 0.7 in early June, he continued.
These cases registered during the last 24 hours were recorded in the following regions: Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (330), Fes-Meknes (209), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (80), Casablanca-Settat (41), Marrakech-Safi (13), l’Oriental (13), Beni Mellal-Khénifra (5) and Drâa-Tafilalet (2), details the manager.
Unfortunately, fourteen (14) new deaths are to be deplored during the last 24 hours, Seven in Tangier, one in Fez, three in Casablanca and three in Marrakech. The total number of deaths stands at 367 since the start of the epidemic, he added.
The official also reported 302 new healings during the same period. The total number of people declared cured now stands at 17,960, with the remission rate reaching 72%.
The number of cases excluded after negative results of analyzes carried out in the laboratory is 1,248,924 since the start of the pandemic, adds the same source. Likewise, the number of active cases stands at 6,688.
Among these active cases, 88 are in serious or critical condition including 12 intubated: 25 in Casablanca-Settat (8 intubated), 25 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (1 intubated), 19 in Marrakech-Safi, 10 in Fez- Meknes, 7 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (3 intubated) and 2 in Souss-Massa.
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