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Update COVID-19 30 January 2021

30 January 2021 — Three hundred, and thirty-four (334) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 11137 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases fifteen thousand, one hundred, and eighteen (15118). To date, nine thousand, eight hundred, and four (9804) patients have recovered, including two hundred, and eighty-five (285) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five thousand, one hundred, and twenty-one (5121) and one hundred, and ninety-three (193) deaths.

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Update COVID-19 29 January 2021

29 January 2021 — Two hundred, and fifty-three (255) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 6087 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases fourteen thousand, seven hundred, and eighty-four (14784). To date, nine thousand, five hundred, and nineteen (9519) patients have recovered, including two hundred, and eighty-five (285) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five thousand, and seventy-seven (5077) and one hundred, and eighty-six (188) deaths. The 2 new deaths are one female of 85 years, and one male of 41 years in Kigali.

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Update COVID-19 28 January 2021

28 January 2021 — Three hundred, and sixty-three (363) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5024 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases fourteen thousand, five hundred, and twenty-nine (14529). To date, nine thousand, two hundred, and thirty-four (9234) patients have recovered, including one hundred, and ninety-two (192) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five thousand, one hundred, and nine (5109) and one hundred, and eighty-six (186) deaths.

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Update COVID-19 27 January 2021

27 January 2021 — Two hundred, and eighty-one (281) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4156 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases fourteen thousand, one hundred, and sixty-six (14166). To date, nine thousand, and forty-two (9042) patients have recovered, including one hundred, and eighty-one (181) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four thousand, nine hundred, and forty-one (4941) and one hundred, and eighty-three (183) deaths.

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Update COVID-19 26 January 2021

26 January 2021 — Five hundred, and seventy-four (574) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 10407 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases thirteen thousand, eight hundred, and eighty-five (13885). To date, eight thousand, eight hundred, and sixty-one (8861) patients have recovered, including one hundred, and eighty (180) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four thousand, eight hundred, and forty-three (4843) and one hundred, and eighty-one (181) deaths.

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How Mauritius is tackling NCD risk factors in the context of COVID-19?

The Republic of Mauritius is an island state in the Indian ocean with a population in 2019 of over 1.2 million . Mauritius is a highly acclaimed tourist destination with over 1.3 million tourists recorded that same year. The island records a high population density of 626 people per Km2 and the highest proportion of elderly (population aged 65+) in sub Saharan Africa, whom accounts for 12% of the population in 2019, on a continent where average is 3%.This combined with a high prevalence of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) , Mauritius was considered among the countries in the African Region the most at risk of a public health disaster due to COVID-19 . Indeed, COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the virus SARS-COV2 which affects all populations but more severely the elderly and people living with NCDs, causing increased mortality in these populations . A year into the pandemic, Mauritius is defeating pessimistic prognosis and the handling of the pandemic is lauded by the international community . The outbreak was contained on the 26 April 2020 after 39 days with no locally transmitted cases, however in November 2020 two other community cases were reported. Since 26 November 2020, only imported cases are reported in the island.
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