Mauritius becomes first African country to report zero active COVID-19 case

Mauritius' health ministry said on Monday that the last two COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, making it the first African county to have zero active case.

The ministry said no new confirmed cases have been reported for 15 days since April 27 and the country's recovery stands nearly 97 percent.

As of now, Mauritius has conducted 73,572 tests and its total confirmed cases were 332 including 10 deaths.