Morocco reports record high of daily COVID-19 cases
Morocco registered on Friday record daily high of 3,445 COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 146,398.
The death toll rose by 44 to 2,530, while 425 patients are in intensive care units, said the health ministry in a press release.
The number of recoveries from the coronavirus in Morocco increased to 123,022 after 2,747 more recoveries were added on Friday, the ministry said.
Casablanca remains the worst-hit region in the country with 1,490 new confirmed cases and 18 deaths during the last 24 hours.
China has helped Morocco in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
A batch of medical supplies donated by the government of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was transported on June 8 to Casablanca-Settat in Morocco.
On May 14, China Development Bank sent a batch of donation, including respirators and medical protective masks, to help Morocco fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
China’s Guizhou Province also donated 15,000 surgical gloves, 20,000 medical masks, and 2,000 protective suits to help protect Moroccan medical workers fighting the pandemic.