Rabat: The number of Covid – 19 cases in Morocco soars again with 1,956 new cases recorded on Saturday June 18.

Morocco reported 1,734 new Covid – 19 cases on Friday, and 1,568 on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the figures released by the Ministry of Health.

The North African country raised its alert level for Covid – 19 from green to orange earlier this month, as cases spiked again.

As of Saturday, the number of Covid – 19 cases reported since the start of the pandemic rose to 1,182,776, while recoveries increased to 1,157,230, the ministry said in a statement.