COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius

The COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius
Map of the COVID-19 outbreak in Mauritius
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Mauritius
First outbreak	Wuhan, China
Index case	Camp de Masque Pavé
Arrival date	21 February 2020 (5 years and 2 months ago)
Confirmed cases	3,913 (as of 1 August)[1]
Active cases	2,040 (as of 1 August)[Note 1][2][3]
Recovered	2,040 (as of 1 August)
Deaths	19 (as of 1 August)
Fatality rate	0.49%
Government website
www.covid19.mu besafemoris.mu

On 18 March 2020, the Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth confirmed that there were three cases of COVID-19 in Mauritius.^[4]

Notes

1. Include three patients who left Mauritius on 13 April 2020.