On 17 August, the Ministry of Health announced, in its daily press briefing on the epidemiological situation in the country, it had recorded 239 recoveries, 2 deaths, and 281 new cases of COVID-19, distributed as follows:
Nema : 1
Oualata : 1
Timbedra : 1
Tintane : 1
Barkeol : 9
Boumdeid : 1
Guerou : 6
Kankossa : 1
Kiffa : 2
Kaedi : 3
Mbout : 4
Maghama : 4
Aleg : 5
Maghta Lahjar : 1
Boutilimit : 2
Keur Macene : 1
Mederdra : 4
Ouad Naga : 1
Rkiz : 6
Rosso : 6
Atar : 21
Chinguitti : 2
Ouadane : 1
Chami : 3
Nouadhibou : 31
Moudjeria : 3
Zouerate : 5
Akjoujt : 4
Benichaab : 1
Ksar : 17
Sebkha : 1
Tevragh Zeina : 38
Dar Naim : 27
Teyarett : 2
Toujounine : 24
Arafat : 31
El Mina : 1
Riyad : 9
The new figures brought the total number of infections in the country to 30,635 including 26,672 recoveries and 647 deaths.