Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Mississippi COVID-19 Hotline (7 days a week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.): 877-978-6453 or 601-965-4071

General Information

• COVID-19 vaccinations and Mississippi vaccination summary
• Counties with mask mandates and gathering restrictions
• 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 January 12

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, 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	1993	65	72	15
Alcorn	2547	50	128	19
Amite	950	25	54	7
Attala	1901	57	173	34
Benton	796	22	45	10
Bolivar	3881	105	224	31
Calhoun	1311	20	26	4
Carroll	1018	20	47	9
Chickasaw	1793	42	53	15
Choctaw	587	12	1	0
Claiborne	832	24	45	9
Clarke	1345	60	110	30
Clay	1538	32	24	3
Coahoma	2185	54	128	11
Copiah	2343	47	75	9
Covington	2054	71	135	39
De Soto	16627	164	111	22
Forrest	5786	113	224	49
Franklin	643	13	40	2
George	1937	37	59	7
Greene	1079	29	52	6
Grenada	2123	69	155	32
Hancock	2433	57	69	14
Harrison	12698	185	476	61
Hinds	15605	309	761	111
Holmes	1668	67	103	20
Humphreys	798	24	33	8
Issaquena	155	6	0	0
Itawamba	2553	57	125	22
Jackson	9898	172	215	28
Jasper	1622	32	35	2
Jefferson	514	19	30	4
Jefferson Davis	826	25	8	1
Jones	6038	108	215	41
Kemper	750	19	44	9
Lafayette	4789	91	187	54
Lamar	4671	62	52	13
Lauderdale	5627	174	407	88
Lawrence	991	17	27	2
Leake	2254	64	88	14
Lee	8603	135	214	41
Leflore	2946	104	234	50
Lincoln	2877	83	171	36
Lowndes	5137	104	214	49
Madison	7937	156	354	67
Marion	2007	71	157	23
Marshall	3315	64	64	15
Monroe	3439	100	189	53
Montgomery	1070	34	54	9
Neshoba	3282	149	197	56
Newton	1835	42	86	14
Noxubee	1079	21	34	4
Oktibbeha	3812	79	214	36
Panola	3535	73	102	13
Pearl River	3100	91	158	31
Perry	985	31	21	7
Pike	2524	76	119	34
Pontotoc	3547	51	42	4
Prentiss	2380	47	99	15
Quitman	654	8	0	0
Rankin	10243	201	365	57
Scott	2362	43	39	4
Sharkey	416	17	43	8
Simpson	2285	66	152	19
Smith	1160	22	58	8
Stone	1373	18	83	9
Sunflower	2736	68	111	16
Tallahatchie	1352	33	48	7
Tate	2623	59	80	19
Tippah	2315	45	101	5
Tishomingo	1773	59	101	27
Tunica	835	21	18	2
Union	3330	55	125	19
Walthall	1096	36	67	13
Warren	3305	91	165	37
Washington	4682	121	189	39
Wayne	1911	29	69	11
Webster	891	23	58	11
Wilkinson	571	24	24	5
Winston	1957	59	114	32
Yalobusha	1121	34	82	22
Yazoo	2339	53	139	18
Total	243,899	5,315	9,810	1,800

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	159,985	83,914	243,899
Deaths	4,066	1,249	5,315

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

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.

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).

Vaccinations

We regularly report the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and the number administered as reported to MSDH by healthcare providers.

• Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccination Report

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 January 10

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	153,230	151,987	1,243	0
Other testing providers	1,816,740	1,229,205	65,023	522,512
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	1,969,970	1,381,192	66,266	522,512

MSDH Individuals Tested as of January 13

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: 103,042
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 12,540

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