Coronavirus: Recovery of second patient in Morocco

The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that a woman infected with the Coronavirus has recovered, becoming the second patient to recover in Morocco since the announcement of the first case of contamination with Covid -19 on march 2.

 

The patient, resident of Casablanca, was the first to contract the disease within Morocco rather than abroad. She had been infected through contact with her husband, said the director of epidemiology at the Ministry of Health Mohamed El Youbi. The medical and clinical tests confirmed the patient’s recovery, he said.

 

Today’s recovery is the second of its kind in Morocco. The first patient who tested positive for COVID-19 in Morocco recovered and was discharged from hospital on March 13.

 

Two COVID-19 patients have died in Morocco. These two patients, an 89-year old woman in Casablanca, and a 75-year old man in Sale, Rabat’s twin city, had underlying health conditions that hampered their response to treatment.

 

As of Thursday noon, the number of cases stood at 61.