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 (4 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 2 days 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.

References

1. "Covid19 | Ministry of Health and Wellness". covid19. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
2. "Covid-19 : 72 autres patients guéris à Maurice". Le Défi Media Group (in French). 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. "Covid-19 : 312 patients à Maurice guéris jusqu'ici". Le Défi Media Group (in French). 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
4. "[Breaking News] Trois cas positifs au Covid-19 à Maurice". Le Défi Media Group (in French). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.