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.

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

General Information

• Counties with mask mandates and gathering restrictions
• MSDH COVID-19 vaccination plan (draft)
• COVID-19 overview, questions and answers, and other resources
• COVID-19 and You: Video Q & A with State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs
• COVID-19 prevention, testing and guidance for individuals and the community
• ASL, Spanish and Vietnamese materials

Advisory from the State Health Officer on social gatherings: Due to rapidly rising COVID-19 cases, all residents of Mississippi should avoid any social gathering that includes individuals outside of the immediate family or household. MSDH recommends that Mississippians only participate in work, school or other absolutely essential activities, and avoid gatherings such as social events, sporting events, in-person church services, and weddings and funerals unless they involve only close family (preferably outdoors).

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of December 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

Data Snapshots for Individual Counties

• Weekly COVID-19 snapshots 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	1483	52	67	14
Alcorn	1604	28	88	13
Amite	593	15	15	2
Attala	1247	35	126	24
Benton	505	18	44	10
Bolivar	2501	85	222	30
Calhoun	815	13	25	4
Carroll	763	15	45	9
Chickasaw	1121	32	48	14
Choctaw	369	7	1	0
Claiborne	593	16	43	9
Clarke	956	53	93	27
Clay	971	27	20	3
Coahoma	1578	44	127	11
Copiah	1725	40	71	9
Covington	1355	41	88	17
De Soto	10708	104	103	20
Forrest	4001	87	185	41
Franklin	372	6	4	1
George	1317	25	47	6
Greene	630	22	40	6
Grenada	1471	45	122	21
Hancock	1309	42	67	12
Harrison	7555	113	367	38
Hinds	10519	205	548	82
Holmes	1357	61	102	20
Humphreys	557	19	33	8
Issaquena	123	4	0	0
Itawamba	1626	37	91	17
Jackson	6708	128	184	20
Jasper	885	23	1	0
Jefferson	387	12	15	3
Jefferson Davis	602	17	8	1
Jones	3821	89	188	38
Kemper	493	18	41	9
Lafayette	3440	57	150	35
Lamar	3075	50	43	12
Lauderdale	3727	147	324	79
Lawrence	752	14	26	2
Leake	1433	44	43	7
Lee	5476	97	201	39
Leflore	2139	91	196	48
Lincoln	2008	67	166	36
Lowndes	2611	67	127	37
Madison	5202	110	297	54
Marion	1242	48	109	16
Marshall	2271	51	58	15
Monroe	2122	78	176	52
Montgomery	788	26	53	9
Neshoba	2311	122	168	46
Newton	1121	29	47	10
Noxubee	742	17	21	4
Oktibbeha	2599	62	193	31
Panola	2402	53	60	11
Pearl River	1638	70	113	24
Perry	693	26	20	7
Pike	1683	60	98	27
Pontotoc	2112	31	19	2
Prentiss	1567	32	91	10
Quitman	511	7	0	0
Rankin	6130	112	226	33
Scott	1627	30	30	3
Sharkey	331	17	43	8
Simpson	1551	53	138	19
Smith	757	16	55	8
Stone	831	15	58	9
Sunflower	1955	55	84	15
Tallahatchie	1007	27	32	7
Tate	1840	51	71	18
Tippah	1325	30	61	4
Tishomingo	1148	44	96	26
Tunica	635	19	15	2
Union	1768	26	46	11
Walthall	799	30	67	13
Warren	1849	58	127	26
Washington	3367	108	187	39
Wayne	1249	24	59	10
Webster	479	14	52	11
Wilkinson	413	22	20	5
Winston	1317	26	77	13
Yalobusha	744	28	81	20
Yazoo	1629	40	137	15
Total	159,036	3,879	7,830	1,467

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	124,693	34,343	159,036
Deaths	3,361	518	3,879

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 Death Counts by Week
  Updated weekly

K-12 School Report

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. 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.

Note: 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 reports of COVID-19 school cases, outbreaks and exposure
  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 in Nursing Homes

Data such as illness in residents and staff, deaths in residents, as well as a number of other data elements are now publicly available on the website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). MSDH is providing the following links to view this data, which is reported directly by nursing homes and is updated daily.

Note: Cases and deaths listed on the CMS website may not have appeared yet in our county totals, which are based on reports from testing laboratories.

• Search for nursing home COVID-19 data
• About the CMS COVID-19 dataset
• CMS state and national COVID-19 nursing home data

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Map

All data reports below are updated as they become available.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

• View interactive hospitalization charts

Hospitalization and ICU Use to Date

Updated weekly

Daily Case Maps

• View interactive maps

Recent COVID-19 Activity

Counties according to COVID-19 incidence (cases by population) over the last 7 days.

Cumulative COVID-19 Cases

Total cases and deaths by county since the start of the pandemic.

Daily Statewide Data Charts

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

• View interactive epidemiological and surveillance charts

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

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 November 28

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. (Updated weekly)

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	130,478	129,235	1,243	0
Other testing providers	1,236,355	975,397	50,311	210,647
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	1,366,833	1,104,632	51,554	210,647

MSDH Individuals Tested as of December 2

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: 88,133
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 9,915

Getting Tested for COVID-19

The MSDH Public Health Laboratory, its partners, and private providers are testing statewide for COVID-19.

Anyone with symptoms of fever, severe cough or severe chest pains – especially those who are older or in poor health – should make arrangements for testing with their doctor or one of the many healthcare providers now performing testing. Healthcare providers can assess your health history and symptoms, and perform testing for COVID-19 as needed. MSDH is also helping conduct free drive-up testing sites in many parts of the state. Always call ahead to the testing provider for instructions on safely being examined before you visit for your test.

• Find a COVID-19 testing provider near you

Prevention and Guidance for Individuals and the Community

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