RABAT, Morocco
The number of coronavirus cases in Morocco has risen to five, the country’s Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.
In a statement, the ministry said two more cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, have been confirmed in the country.
The new cases come a day after the North African country reported its first coronavirus fatality.
The victim was an 89-year-old woman “who was suffering from chronic diseases of the respiratory system and heart”, according to the ministry.
Morocco’s first coronavirus case was reported on March 2 and it was a citizen who returned from Italy.
The coronavirus was initially detected last
