The number of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed in Morocco exceeded one hundred this Sunday after the Ministry of Health announced thirteen new cases between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. With the thirteen additional cases, the total number of COVID-19 infected patients in the country jumps to 109. Since the start of the outbreak, Moroccan laboratories have performed 498 medical tests for suspected COVID-19 cases that came out negative. Three people recovered from the virus in Morocco, including two Moroccans, and a Senegalese-French woman who had arrived in Fez, coming from France. Morocco had earlier taken a set of other preventive measures to limit the propagation of the virus.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 22, 2020 15:56 UTC