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

Watch this live video discussion with Dr. Thomas Dobbs about recent COVID-19 questions from the public today at 1:00.

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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 14

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	877	32	47	12
Alcorn	736	9	18	2
Amite	293	10	14	2
Attala	624	25	90	20
Benton	208	1	2	0
Bolivar	1727	62	179	23
Calhoun	502	12	25	4
Carroll	304	12	45	9
Chickasaw	626	24	43	13
Choctaw	176	5	3	0
Claiborne	447	16	43	9
Clarke	518	37	57	15
Clay	553	16	14	1
Coahoma	1079	24	79	2
Copiah	1139	33	46	4
Covington	783	20	23	5
De Soto	5224	53	63	13
Forrest	2284	68	170	40
Franklin	182	3	3	1
George	737	13	27	6
Greene	328	16	36	6
Grenada	1021	34	105	20
Hancock	542	20	9	4
Harrison	3632	71	236	29
Hinds	6846	152	395	62
Holmes	1075	58	100	20
Humphreys	365	15	21	6
Issaquena	102	3		0
Itawamba	712	20	77	16
Jackson	3301	66	75	7
Jasper	530	13	1	0
Jefferson	233	9	12	3
Jefferson Davis	317	11	3	1
Jones	2315	77	180	37
Kemper	284	15	39	9
Lafayette	1975	39	122	28
Lamar	1540	33	27	11
Lauderdale	1965	122	254	71
Lawrence	421	12	26	2
Leake	928	35	17	2
Lee	2489	65	153	30
Leflore	1326	79	189	45
Lincoln	1026	52	142	32
Lowndes	1374	56	96	32
Madison	3146	85	238	45
Marion	824	31	73	9
Marshall	1052	14	31	6
Monroe	1151	65	162	50
Montgomery	438	20	47	9
Neshoba	1505	102	111	37
Newton	736	22	34	7
Noxubee	539	15	19	4
Oktibbeha	1708	48	191	31
Panola	1379	26	13	2
Pearl River	828	49	71	20
Perry	377	16	12	2
Pike	1192	48	80	21
Pontotoc	1176	16	7	1
Prentiss	755	17	48	3
Quitman	356	5		0
Rankin	3094	73	153	18
Scott	1147	25	17	3
Sharkey	258	11	43	8
Simpson	997	40	104	18
Smith	511	14	54	8
Stone	344	11	50	7
Sunflower	1357	42	67	11
Tallahatchie	710	16	29	2
Tate	918	36	32	12
Tippah	613	16	5	0
Tishomingo	631	34	96	24
Tunica	465	13	12	2
Union	957	23	46	11
Walthall	581	25	67	13
Warren	1360	48	113	23
Washington	2128	71	110	23
Wayne	864	21	59	10
Webster	324	13	52	11
Wilkinson	296	17	20	5
Winston	718	19	40	11
Yalobusha	406	14	35	7
Yazoo	1016	25	46	7
Total	90,523	2,734	5,693	1,135

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	84,912	5,611	90,523
Deaths	2,543	191	2,734

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.

Deaths from COVID-19 and Other Causes

This table of death counts compares COVID-19 deaths in Mississippi by week with deaths from other major causes, including contributing and underlying causes.

• Mississippi Provisional Deaths Counts by Week
  Updated weekly

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 13

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	105,702	104,462	1,240	0
Other testing providers	582,144	515,883	27,612	38,649
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	687,846	620,345	28,852	38,649

MSDH Individuals Tested as of September 14

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: 78,700
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,574

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