O nouă comună prahoveană a depășit rata de infectare de 3 la mie - Păulești. Astfel, potrivit datelor oficiale, două localități prahovene se află azi, 18 martie, în scenariul roșu - Plopu și Păulești. Pe locul trei se găsește comuna Albești Paleologu, cu 2,59 la mie. Situația pe localități:
| LOCALITATE | POPULATIE DEPABD | CAZURI CONFIRMATE IN ULTIMELE 14 ZILE | CAZURI LA 1000 DE LOCUITORI IN ULTIMELE 14 ZILE (DEPABD) |
| PLOPU | 2435 | 8 | 3.29 |
| PAULESTI | 7078 | 22 | 3.11 |
| ALBESTI-PALEOLOGU | 5408 | 14 | 2.59 |
| BAICOI | 18881 | 45 | 2.38 |
| GORNET-CRICOV | 2154 | 5 | 2.32 |
| PLOPENI | 8686 | 20 | 2.30 |
| SINAIA | 11151 | 25 | 2.24 |
| VALCANESTI | 3677 | 8 | 2.18 |
| FANTANELE | 1926 | 4 | 2.08 |
| BREAZA | 16038 | 32 | 2.00 |
| PUCHENII MARI | 8215 | 16 | 1.95 |
| PLOIESTI | 224379 | 414 | 1.85 |
| FLORESTI | 7822 | 14 | 1.79 |
| MAGURELE | 4603 | 8 | 1.74 |
| BOLDESTI-SCAENI | 11593 | 20 | 1.73 |
| BLEJOI | 9377 | 16 | 1.71 |
| SLANIC | 5372 | 9 | 1.68 |
| AZUGA | 4691 | 7 | 1.49 |
| GURA VADULUI | 2075 | 3 | 1.45 |
| GORGOTA | 4843 | 7 | 1.45 |
| SCORTENI | 5595 | 8 | 1.43 |
| FILIPESTII DE PADURE | 10502 | 15 | 1.43 |
| BRAZI | 8409 | 12 | 1.43 |
| CORNU | 4221 | 6 | 1.42 |
| MAGURENI | 6351 | 9 | 1.42 |
| TARGSORU VECHI | 11318 | 16 | 1.41 |
| TOMSANI | 4255 | 6 | 1.41 |
| TEISANI | 3582 | 5 | 1.40 |
| TELEGA | 5237 | 7 | 1.34 |
| LIPANESTI | 5287 | 7 | 1.32 |
| COLCEAG | 4540 | 6 | 1.32 |
| VADU SAPAT | 1594 | 2 | 1.25 |
| VALENII DE MUNTE | 13682 | 17 | 1.24 |
| BABA ANA | 4070 | 5 | 1.23 |
| PODENII NOI | 4952 | 6 | 1.21 |
| POIANA CAMPINA | 4955 | 6 | 1.21 |
| ARICESTII RAHTIVANI | 8266 | 10 | 1.21 |
| IZVOARELE | 6380 | 7 | 1.10 |
| MANECIU | 10243 | 11 | 1.07 |
| CAMPINA | 36343 | 39 | 1.07 |
| OLARI | 1876 | 2 | 1.07 |
| ADUNATI | 1961 | 2 | 1.02 |
| COMARNIC | 11877 | 12 | 1.01 |
| MIZIL | 16034 | 16 | 1.00 |
| IORDACHEANU | 5237 | 5 | 0.95 |
| URLATI | 11645 | 11 | 0.94 |
| VALEA CALUGAREASCA | 10814 | 10 | 0.92 |
| CEPTURA | 4363 | 4 | 0.92 |
| COCORASTII MISLII | 3281 | 3 | 0.91 |
| LAPOS | 1103 | 1 | 0.91 |
| PROVITA DE JOS | 2214 | 2 | 0.90 |
| CALUGARENI | 1120 | 1 | 0.89 |
| POIENARII BURCHII | 4595 | 4 | 0.87 |
| SIRNA | 4600 | 4 | 0.87 |
| BUCOV | 11571 | 10 | 0.86 |
| DRAGANESTI | 4717 | 4 | 0.85 |
| FILIPESTII DE TARG | 8266 | 7 | 0.85 |
| BUSTENI | 9481 | 8 | 0.84 |
| SECARIA | 1192 | 1 | 0.84 |
| CIORANI | 6536 | 5 | 0.76 |
| CHIOJDEANCA | 1531 | 1 | 0.65 |
| BOLDESTI-GRADISTEA | 1576 | 1 | 0.63 |
| BARCANESTI | 9484 | 6 | 0.63 |
| ALUNIS | 3183 | 2 | 0.63 |
| BERCENI | 6378 | 4 | 0.63 |
| VARBILAU | 6603 | 4 | 0.61 |
| CARBUNESTI | 1677 | 1 | 0.60 |
| STARCHIOJD | 3585 | 2 | 0.56 |
| SURANI | 1804 | 1 | 0.55 |
| RAFOV | 5468 | 3 | 0.55 |
| SANGERU | 5517 | 3 | 0.54 |
| BANESTI | 5627 | 3 | 0.53 |
| PROVITA DE SUS | 1921 | 1 | 0.52 |
| MANESTI | 3902 | 2 | 0.51 |
| APOSTOLACHE | 2037 | 1 | 0.49 |
| PREDEAL-SARARI | 2212 | 1 | 0.45 |
| BALTA DOAMNEI | 2274 | 1 | 0.44 |
| COCORASTII COLT | 2889 | 1 | 0.35 |
| GURA VITIOAREI | 6011 | 2 | 0.33 |
| SOTRILE | 3301 | 1 | 0.30 |
| BREBU | 7060 | 2 | 0.28 |
| BALTESTI | 3815 | 1 | 0.26 |
| POSESTI | 3874 | 1 | 0.26 |
| CERASU | 4407 | 1 | 0.23 |
| ARICESTII ZELETIN | 1166 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BATRANI | 2062 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BERTEA | 2984 | 0 | 0.00 |
| COSMINELE | 949 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DRAJNA | 5330 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DUMBRAVA | 4465 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DUMBRAVESTI | 3602 | 0 | 0.00 |
| FULGA | 3019 | 0 | 0.00 |
| GHERGHITA | 1925 | 0 | 0.00 |
| GORNET | 2772 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JUGURENI | 481 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PACURETI | 1976 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SALCIA | 955 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SALCIILE | 1779 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SOIMARI | 2965 | 0 | 0.00 |
| STEFESTI | 2244 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TALEA | 987 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TATARU | 894 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TINOSU | 2334 | 0 | 0.00 |
| VALEA DOFTANEI | 6373 | 0 | 0.00 |