MOROCCO, June 20 - Morocco reported 1,258 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the ministry of Health and Social Protection said Sunday, adding that 691 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the same period of time.

A total of 24,847,676 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while the number of fully vaccinated people (1st and 2nd doses) has reached 23,331,067, the ministry pointed out in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, noting that 6,506,589 people have received the third dose of the vaccine.

 According to the same source, the number of COVID-19 cases reported since the start of the outbreak of the virus rose to 1,185,990, while recoveries increased to 1,159,014, i.e. a recovery rate of 97.7%.

The new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (390), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (435), Marrakech-Safi (169), Fez-Meknes (87), Draa-Tafilalet (08), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (79), Souss-Massa (68), Beni Mellal-Khenifra (10), Eastern region (08), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (02) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (02).

As for coronavirus-related fatalities, they increased to 16,087 with one new death recorded in the last 24 hours in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region.

The number of active cases has reached 10,889, while 13 severe or critical cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, bringing their total number to 54.

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