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.

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

Mississippi's hospital system is overloaded by the additional burden of COVID-19 patients. If we don?t start making changes now, we?ll be forced to make cruel calculations later about who gets the medical care they need, and who does not.

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General Information

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COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of August 21

County COVID-19 Data

Race and Ethnicity

• Total COVID-19 cases and deaths by county, race and ethnicity PDF
  Current and past data tables, updated daily

Trends and Data for Individual Counties

• Weekly COVID-19 summaries for each Mississippi county

High Cases and Incidence

• Mississippi counties ranked by weekly cases and incidence

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. The data provided below is the most current available.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	706	28	46	12
Alcorn	506	6	12	1
Amite	259	6	14	2
Attala	570	25	90	20
Benton	184	1	2	0
Bolivar	1333	42	74	11
Calhoun	447	9	23	4
Carroll	283	11	45	9
Chickasaw	547	20	36	11
Choctaw	149	4	0	0
Claiborne	421	15	43	9
Clarke	410	28	31	9
Clay	445	14	2	1
Coahoma	899	14	75	2
Copiah	1012	30	30	4
Covington	693	17	8	3
De Soto	4238	38	49	9
Forrest	2002	60	118	34
Franklin	164	3	3	1
George	667	12	5	2
Greene	282	14	35	6
Grenada	899	28	83	15
Hancock	450	18	8	4
Harrison	3012	45	149	16
Hinds	6222	132*	341	57
Holmes	1003	50	98	20
Humphreys	326	12	20	6
Issaquena	93	2	0	0
Itawamba	477	14	47	8
Jackson	2720	54	74	7
Jasper	457	12	1	0
Jefferson	210	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	269	7	3	1
Jones	2057	69	174	35
Kemper	257	14	38	9
Lafayette	1152	30	105	22
Lamar	1358	24	8	3
Lauderdale	1615	102	212	58
Lawrence	373	9	18	1
Leake	836	27	4	0
Lee	1958	47	118	21
Leflore	1186	70	185	44
Lincoln	917	46	129	29
Lowndes	1208	47	92	28
Madison	2774	79	222	40
Marion	750	24	48	6
Marshall	876	11	18	3
Monroe	965	56	147	44
Montgomery	390	12	25	7
Neshoba	1370	97	109	36
Newton	620	13	10	2
Noxubee	504	13	17	4
Oktibbeha	1272	46	184	29
Panola	1229	20	13	2
Pearl River	672	45	66	19
Perry	281	9	0	0
Pike	1069	39	74	19
Pontotoc	967	9	6	1
Prentiss	558	12	31	3
Quitman	297	2	0	0
Rankin	2635	47*	115	11
Scott	1072	21	15	3
Sharkey	233	7	42	6
Simpson	893	38	96	20
Smith	451	13	54	8
Stone	280	9	28	3
Sunflower	1182	33	31	7
Tallahatchie	599	11	9	2
Tate	826	31	32	12
Tippah	489	15	1	0
Tishomingo	504	18	92	9
Tunica	421	9	12	2
Union	821	20	38	11
Walthall	544	23	67	12
Warren	1242	41	106	19
Washington	1899	56	78	16
Wayne	830	21	58	10
Webster	280	13	52	11
Wilkinson	253	14	8	4
Winston	678	18	40	11
Yalobusha	344	10	35	7
Yazoo	926	18	29	4
Total	77,268	2,237	4,664	939

*Note: A death previously reported in Hinds County should have been included in Rankin County's data.

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	73,826	2,497	77,268
Deaths	2,136	101	2,237

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.

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. A single confirmed COVID-19 infection in an LTC facility resident, or more than one infection in employees or staff in a 14-day period constitutes an outbreak. Residential care facilities also represent group living facilities where COVID-19 can be easily spread. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure.

These outbreak figures are reported directly to MSDH by the facility. Many of the cases and deaths reported by faciltities may not yet be included in our totals of lab-reported cases.

• 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.

Ongoing Outbreaks

The table of onging outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current, active COVID-19 outbreak. The reported totals are for cases and deaths associated with the current outbreak only.

Note: The cases and deaths in this document have been reported to us directly by the facilities, and may not have appeared yet in our county totals, which are based on reports from testing laboratories.

• Mississippi long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 outbreaks
  Current and past listings

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Map

All data reports below are updated as they become available. Updates are made daily except where noted.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

• Interactive chart of hospitalizations by date
• NEW: Interactive chart of local and state hospital bed availability

Cases and Deaths Data Charts

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

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

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 chart of Cases by Date above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.

Weekly High Case and High Incidence Counties

Tracking counties with recent high numbers of COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population, provides insight on where local outbreaks are most serious, and where protective measures should be increased. For more accurate reporting, these weekly charts include sample collection dates only up to seven days in the past to allow for case investigation and delays in lab test reports.

Cases counts in these charts is based on the date of testing, not the date the test result was reported, and include 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 August 21

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	Antigen
MSDH Public Health Laboratory	94,956	94,288	668	0
Other testing providers	481,232	436,686	22,194	22,352
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	576,188	530,974	22,862	22,352

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 21

MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 3 p.m. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.

• Total individuals tested by the MPHL: 72,901
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,161

Getting Tested for COVID-19

Prevention and Guidance for Individuals and the Community

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