COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania

COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationMauritania
Index caseNouakchott
Arrival date13 March 2020
(6 years and 1 day)
Confirmed cases63,891 (updated 12 March 2026)
Deaths
997 (updated 12 March 2026)

The COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Mauritania in March 2020.