By Amaka Obi, Abuja
The coronavirus, an ongoing pandemic that has covered all the continent in the world and killed over two hundred thousand people.
The United States still maintains the record for the highest hit and has recorded over 1.3 million confirmed cases.
In Africa, while South Africa and Nigeria tops the list with a high number of confirmed cases, Mauritius becomes the first country on the continent to become virus free, while Lesotho is the only country on the continent not to have recorded a case of COVID-19.
Mauritius earlier reported 322 people had recovered out of the 332 confirmed cases so far. 10 people have since died. For fifteen consecutive days, no new case was recorded in the country. A lockdown still remains in place to contain possible spread of the virus.
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