Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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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

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.

COVID-19 School Report: K-12 outbreaks, cases and quarantine totals by county. Current report »

Report a restaurant not following COVID-19 safety orders: E-mail the details to food@msdh.ms.gov

Face coverings are required by order of the Governor for all Mississippians in schools, businesses and indoor public spaces, and in outdoor public spaces where consistent social distancing is not possible. Details and exceptions »

General Information

• Overview, questions and answers, handouts, and information in other languages

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of September 2

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	800	32	46	12
Alcorn	661	6	17	1
Amite	282	7	14	2
Attala	594	25	90	20
Benton	197	1	2	0
Bolivar	1583	55	107	17
Calhoun	483	11	25	4
Carroll	296	12	45	9
Chickasaw	603	22	43	12
Choctaw	159	4	1	0
Claiborne	442	16	43	9
Clarke	479	30	35	9
Clay	484	16	3	1
Coahoma	1022	20	78	2
Copiah	1105	31	32	4
Covington	726	17	9	4
De Soto	4757	48	52	9
Forrest	2203	67	149	39
Franklin	179	3	3	1
George	706	13	14	4
Greene	301	14	35	6
Grenada	970	32	98	18
Hancock	508	20	9	4
Harrison	3408	61	212	24
Hinds	6587	141	374	61
Holmes	1052	54	99	20
Humphreys	344	15	22	6
Issaquena	99	3	0	0
Itawamba	604	17	52	9
Jackson	3095	60	75	7
Jasper	493	13	1	0
Jefferson	222	9	11	3
Jefferson Davis	306	9	3	1
Jones	2191	74	178	36
Kemper	276	15	40	9
Lafayette	1590	38	123	27
Lamar	1482	31	16	5
Lauderdale	1826	109	246	61
Lawrence	412	11	27	2
Leake	900	31	8	0
Lee	2271	61	147	28
Leflore	1255	75	187	45
Lincoln	986	52	133	31
Lowndes	1304	55	95	31
Madison	3020	83	235	44
Marion	790	26	64	7
Marshall	982	13	29	6
Monroe	1067	60	148	44
Montgomery	411	18	32	8
Neshoba	1444	101	109	37
Newton	688	18	28	6
Noxubee	525	14	18	4
Oktibbeha	1526	46	191	30
Panola	1315	23	13	2
Pearl River	771	48	69	20
Perry	333	9	1	0
Pike	1154	45	80	21
Pontotoc	1098	13	6	1
Prentiss	652	15	46	3
Quitman	341	4	0	0
Rankin	2914	66	150	18
Scott	1111	22	15	3
Sharkey	246	9	43	8
Simpson	944	39	101	19
Smith	484	13	54	8
Stone	325	10	44	6
Sunflower	1291	39	52	10
Tallahatchie	653	13	10	2
Tate	870	35	32	12
Tippah	560	15	3	0
Tishomingo	573	30	93	21
Tunica	454	12	12	2
Union	899	23	46	11
Walthall	572	24	67	13
Warren	1328	46	109	22
Washington	2038	64	104	21
Wayne	851	21	59	10
Webster	310	13	52	11
Wilkinson	284	17	15	4
Winston	704	19	40	11
Yalobusha	382	13	35	7
Yazoo	963	21	32	5
Total	85,116	2,536	5,236	1,050

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	80,832	4,284	85,116
Deaths	2,373	163	2,536

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.

K-12 School Report by County

Mississippi K-12 schools make weekly reports of cases among students, teachers and staff, number of outbreaks, and teachers and students under quarantine as a result of COVID-19 exposure. These reports are then summarized by county. Note: An outbreak in a school setting is defined as 3 or more individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the same group within a 14-day period.

These cases have been directly reported to MSDH by each school, and may not yet have appeared in our state and county totals of cases reported by laboratories.

• K-12 school cases, outbreaks and exposure totals by county
  Updated weekly

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 facilities 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

This weekly table of ongoing outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current, active outbreak of COVID-19. 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.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

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

Daily Statewide 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 Statewide Data Summaries

The statistical charts below are now updated weekly.

Weekly Pediatric MIS-C Cases and Deaths

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19 that causes inflammation in many body parts, including the heart and other vital organs.

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 illness onset. If the date of illness is not known, the date the test sample was taken, or the date of test result reporting is used instead. Counts are adjusted as cases are investigated.

Counties are ranked by highest weekly case counts, and by weekly 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 September 2

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.

Antigen testing is another way to identify current COVID-19 infection.

	Total tests	PCR	Antibody	Antigen
MSDH Public Health Laboratory	101,186	99,946	1,240	0
Other testing providers	540,439	482,351	25,817	32,271
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	641,625	582,297	27,057	32,271

MSDH Individuals Tested as of September 3

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: 76,375
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,429

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