Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health continue to closely monitor the outbreak of respiratory illnesses caused by the novel (new) coronavirus COVID-19, and are working to limit the spread of cases nationally and in Mississippi. MSDH is actively working with doctors and hospitals to quickly identify cases and respond effectively to limit this outbreak.

Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline (7 days a week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.): 877-978-6453
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COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of June 16

Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported cases since March 11, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	227	18	43	10
Alcorn	32	1	0	0
Amite	73	2	12	2
Attala	335	23	89	19
Benton	18	0	1	0
Bolivar	197	13	19	4
Calhoun	83	4	23	4
Carroll	122	11	45	9
Chickasaw	177	16	35	10
Choctaw	71	2	0	0
Claiborne	144	9	43	8
Clarke	168	21	18	9
Clay	185	6	0	0
Coahoma	156	6	0	0
Copiah	425	7	8	1
Covington	213	3	1	0
Desoto	790	14	18	4
Forrest	697	41	94	29
Franklin	30	2	3	1
George	41	2	1	0
Greene	56	4	19	2
Grenada	170	4	17	2
Hancock	100	13	8	4
Harrison	393	7	6	2
Hinds	1390	29	90	13
Holmes	477	35	97	17
Humphreys	83	8	18	6
Issaquena	0	0	0	0
Itawamba	106	8	34	7
Jackson	385	16	38	5
Jasper	203	4	0	0
Jefferson	57	2	0	0
Jefferson Davis	86	3	3	1
Jones	910	44	125	27
Kemper	169	13	37	9
Lafayette	209	4	40	1
Lamar	300	6	3	2
Lauderdale	818	75	182	48
Lawrence	121	1	0	0
Leake	496	16	2	0
Lee	330	14	49	7
Leflore	385	47	163	33
Lincoln	330	32	93	25
Lowndes	352	10	19	6
Madison	922	31	102	16
Marion	163	9	15	2
Marshall	122	3	3	0
Monroe	301	26	93	23
Montgomery	98	1	0	0
Neshoba	921	56	68	24
Newton	325	8	4	0
Noxubee	218	6	15	3
Oktibbeha	386	18	101	14
Panola	146	4	0	0
Pearl River	224	32	46	12
Perry	55	3	0	0
Pike	248	11	19	6
Pontotoc	93	3	3	1
Prentiss	70	3	24	3
Quitman	52	0	0	0
Rankin	563	10	14	0
Scott	696	12	13	2
Sharkey	9	0	0	0
Simpson	126	1	2	0
Smith	182	11	52	8
Stone	35	1	0	0
Sunflower	128	4	0	0
Tallahatchie	49	1	2	0
Tate	155	1	2	0
Tippah	100	11	0	0
Tishomingo	47	1	2	0
Tunica	67	3	12	2
Union	109	8	19	7
Walthall	111	1	0	0
Warren	280	14	39	8
Washington	276	9	7	1
Wayne	409	8	4	0
Webster	109	8	50	7
Wilkinson	85	9	5	2
Winston	158	2	0	0
Yalobusha	139	7	35	7
Yazoo	354	6	19	2
Total	20,641	938	2,266	477

Case Classifications

Mississippi investigates and reports both probable and confirmed cases and deaths according to the CSTE case definition.

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	20,500	141	20,641
Deaths	922	16	938

Confirmed cases and deaths are generally determined by positive PCR tests, which detect the presence of ongoing coronavirus infection.

Probable cases are those who test positive by other testing methods such as antibody or antigen, and have recent symptoms consistent with COVID-19, indicating a recent infection.

Probable deaths are those individuals with a designation of COVID-19 as a cause of death on the death certificate, but where no confirmatory testing was performed.

Mississippi Cases and Deaths Tables

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases by county, race and ethnicity PDF
• Mississippi COVID-19 deaths by county, race and ethnicity PDF
• Mississippi counties ranked by weekly cases and incidence

Long-Term Care Facility Cases and Outbreaks

Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure. Residential care facilities also represent group living facilities where COVID-19 can be easily spread.

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities PDF
  Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living homes, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability (ICF-IID)

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in residential care facilities PDF
  Residential care facilities include psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers and long-term acute care facilities.

Active Outbreaks

The table of active outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current COVID-19 outbreak. Resident and employee totals are for those cases associated with the current outbreak only. The reported deaths are those which have occurred only among the cases in the current outbreak.

• Mississippi long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 outbreaks PDF
  June 12, 2020

Mississippi COVID-19 Map and Charts

Data Overviews as of June 16

Our state case map and other data charts are also available in interactive form.

• View interactive map
• View interactive epidemiological trend and syndromic surveillance
• View interactive hospitalization chart

The charts below are based on available data at the time of publication. Charts do not include cases where insufficient details of the case are known.

Note: Values up to two weeks in the past on the Date of Illness Onset chart above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.

Weekly High Case and High Incidence Counties

These weekly tables count cases based on the date of testing, not the date the test result was reported, and count only those cases where the date of testing is known.

They rank counties by weekly cases, and by incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.

• Full tables of counties ranked by weekly incidence and cases PDF

Syndromic Surveillance

Emergency department visits by those with symptoms characteristic of COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia, updated weekly.

Estimated Recoveries

Presumed COVID-19 cases recovered, estimated weekly (does not include cases still under investigation).

U.S. and World Cases

• COVID-19 cases in the United States (CDC)
• U.S. COVID-19 Tracker (CDC)
• COVID-19 Global Case Map (Johns Hopkins University)

COVID-19 Testing

Statewide Combined Testing as of June 16

COVID-19 testing providers around the state include commercial laboratories as well as hospital labs. Combined with testing done by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory, the figures provide a complete picture of all Mississippi testing.

PCR testing detects current, active COVID-19 infection in an individual.

Antibody (serology) testing identifies individuals with past COVID-19 infection based on antibodies they develop one to three weeks after infection.

	Total tests	PCR	Antibody
MSDH Public Health Laboratory	46,177	46,177	0
Other testing providers	202,750	192,397	10,353
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	248,927	238,574	10,353

MSDH Individuals Tested as of June 16

MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 6 p.m. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.

• Total individuals tested by the MPHL: 43,139
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 3,478

Getting Tested for COVID-19

Prevention and Preparation for Individuals and the Community

• Preventive steps to take, recommendations, guidances and general information on COVID-19