Morocco reports 103 new COVID-19 cases, 12,636 in total

Jeudi 2 Juillet 2020

Rabat - Morocco registered 103 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the tally of infections in the North African country to 12,636, the Ministry of Health said.  The death toll from the virus reached 228 but no new fatality was recorded in the last 24 hours, said Hind Ezzine, head of the department of epidemic diseases of the Ministry of Health, at a regular press briefing. 

The number of cured patients has increased to 9,026 with 106 new recoveries, she added.  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 Morocco to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.  China's Guizhou Province has also donated 15,000 surgical gloves, 20,000 medical masks and 2,000 protective suits to help Moroccan medical workers fight the pandemic.



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