On 18 August, the Ministry of Health announced, in its daily press briefing on the epidemiological situation in the country, it had recorded 370 recoveries, 6 deaths, and 262 new cases of COVID-19, distributed as follows:
Guerou :3
Kiffa :2
Monguel : 1
Bababe : 1
Maghtaa Lahjar : 5
Boutilimit : 9
Mederdra : 3
Wad Naga : 4
Rosso : 2
Aoujeft : 3
Atar : 13
Wadane : 2
Chami : 9
Nouadhibou : 31
Moudjeria : 6
Selibaby : 1
Fderick :1
Zouerate :11
Akjoujt : 3
Benichaab : 1
Ksar : 6
Sebkha : 2
Tevragh Zeina : 36
Dar Naim : 22
Teyarett : 22
Toujounine : 14
Arafat : 33
El Mina : 2
Riyad : 14
The new figures brought the total number of infections in the country to 30,897 including 27,042 recoveries and 653 deaths.