Rabat [Morocco], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco's COVID-19 tally rose to 448,678 on Thursday as 1,597 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Health, the death toll mounted to 7,645 as 27 COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours.

The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Morocco increased to 420,569 after 1,825 new ones were added, while 1,100 people are in intensive care units, the statement said.

The COVID-19 fatality rate in Morocco stands at 1.7 percent while the recovery rate is 93.7 percent. (ANI/Xinhua)

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