Another 55 people died of COVID-19 this past week

Over the period 09 December to 15 December 2021, 55 people have officially due to COVID-19.

As at 16 December 2021, there were 507 active cases of COVID-19, out of which 17 were admitted at the New ENT Hospital. 

Twelve imported cases of Omicron Variant have been detected in Mauritius. They are all currently in quarantine and their health is stable.

According to WHO, the Omicron Variant has been detected in 77 countries and could become the dominant variant early next year.

As at 16 December 2021, 935,776 persons had received a first dose of vaccine (representing 73.9% of the population).

Some 908,111 persons were fully vaccinated (representing 71.7% of the population). 156,852 persons had received a booster dose (representing 12.4% of the population).