Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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

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).

General Information

• Counties with mask mandates and gathering restrictions
• COVID-19 vaccination plan and provider enrollment
• COVID-19 overview, questions and answers, and other resources
• COVID-19 and You: Video Q & A with State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs
• ASL, Spanish and Vietnamese materials

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of December 9

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

• Map of Mississippi counties by 7-day incidence
• Table of 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	1557	52	70	14
Alcorn	1713	32	96	15
Amite	689	16	20	3
Attala	1347	38	138	25
Benton	543	19	44	10
Bolivar	2726	89	224	30
Calhoun	884	14	25	4
Carroll	829	15	46	9
Chickasaw	1233	33	48	14
Choctaw	404	7	1	0
Claiborne	603	16	43	9
Clarke	1025	55	94	27
Clay	1043	27	20	3
Coahoma	1689	46	127	11
Copiah	1871	42	72	9
Covington	1506	54	99	28
De Soto	11503	110	103	20
Forrest	4319	90	187	41
Franklin	426	6	4	1
George	1451	29	47	6
Greene	817	24	48	6
Grenada	1587	49	135	23
Hancock	1445	45	68	12
Harrison	8332	118	402	39
Hinds	11374	217	559	86
Holmes	1430	61	103	20
Humphreys	597	21	33	8
Issaquena	131	4	0	0
Itawamba	1788	42	102	19
Jackson	7196	137	206	21
Jasper	994	24	1	0
Jefferson	403	12	15	3
Jefferson Davis	633	18	8	1
Jones	4161	90	194	38
Kemper	574	19	43	9
Lafayette	3593	63	153	37
Lamar	3322	51	44	12
Lauderdale	4060	153	346	82
Lawrence	804	14	27	2
Leake	1542	45	45	7
Lee	6006	100	202	40
Leflore	2270	95	196	48
Lincoln	2145	71	166	36
Lowndes	3002	71	130	37
Madison	5639	119	299	57
Marion	1409	52	143	18
Marshall	2423	54	59	15
Monroe	2359	79	176	53
Montgomery	859	27	54	9
Neshoba	2504	128	176	52
Newton	1267	30	64	10
Noxubee	786	17	21	4
Oktibbeha	2750	64	201	31
Panola	2594	60	75	13
Pearl River	1871	73	128	25
Perry	727	27	20	7
Pike	1820	61	98	27
Pontotoc	2417	32	20	3
Prentiss	1690	38	96	14
Quitman	533	7	0	0
Rankin	6886	118	275	35
Scott	1774	30	32	3
Sharkey	344	17	43	8
Simpson	1643	54	142	19
Smith	827	16	55	8
Stone	925	15	61	9
Sunflower	2050	57	84	15
Tallahatchie	1054	28	33	7
Tate	1991	52	74	18
Tippah	1482	34	62	4
Tishomingo	1254	47	96	26
Tunica	657	19	15	2
Union	2042	27	61	11
Walthall	850	32	67	13
Warren	2025	62	146	27
Washington	3564	108	187	39
Wayne	1374	24	63	10
Webster	536	15	53	11
Wilkinson	467	22	20	5
Winston	1457	33	89	18
Yalobusha	812	29	81	21
Yazoo	1726	42	138	15
Total	172,955	4,083	8,241	1,527

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	130,804	42,151	172,955
Deaths	3,470	613	4,083

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 Maps

All data reports below are updated as they become available.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

• View interactive hospitalization charts

Note: We are awaiting updated data for the chart below

Hospitalization and ICU Use to Date

Updated weekly

Daily Case Maps

• View all interactive maps

Recent COVID-19 Activity

The chart below shows counties according to COVID-19 incidence (cases by population) over the last 7 days.

• See also: Weekly county incidence tables

Cumulative COVID-19 Cases

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

• See also: Weekly estimate of recoveries

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.

Note: Age group chart revised at 4:00 PM

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 December 5

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	134,092	132,849	1,243	0
Other testing providers	1,356,725	1,021,367	52,948	282,410
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	1,490,817	1,154,216	54,191	282,410

MSDH Individuals Tested as of December 9

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: 91,694
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 10,577

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. Always call ahead to the testing provider for instructions on safely being examined before you visit for your test.

Free testing: Free drive-through testing sites are offered at county health departments on a weekly schedule by appointment.

• Find a COVID-19 testing provider near you
• Free COVID-19 rapid testing schedule

Prevention and Guidance for Individuals and the Community

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