Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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

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 26

Statewide COVID-19 Data and Reports

• K-12 School Reports
  Weekly COVID-19 cases, outbreaks and exposure reported by Mississippi schools
• Long-Term Care Facility and Residential Care Facility COVID-19 Reports
  Data reported directly to MSDH by the facility; cases and deaths in these reports may not yet be included in our totals of lab-reported cases.
• Ongoing Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
  A wide variety of data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
• Deaths from COVID-19 and Other Causes PDF
  Provisional counts by week of deaths from COVID-19, pneumonia/influenza, and heart disease
• Laboratory Testing
  Number and type of COVID-19 tests performed
• Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccination Report PDF
  Vaccinations distributed and administered as reported to MSDH by vaccination providers
• Statewide data charts

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	2181	72	72	15
Alcorn	2762	57	129	20
Amite	1038	29	54	7
Attala	1982	65	173	36
Benton	874	23	45	10
Bolivar	4187	111	225	31
Calhoun	1431	22	28	4
Carroll	1077	22	48	9
Chickasaw	1915	46	53	15
Choctaw	649	14	1	0
Claiborne	904	26	45	9
Clarke	1510	62	122	30
Clay	1695	38	27	3
Coahoma	2536	56	129	11
Copiah	2546	49	79	9
Covington	2261	73	136	39
De Soto	18020	198	113	24
Forrest	6324	126	224	50
Franklin	715	17	40	4
George	2110	41	59	7
Greene	1159	30	52	6
Grenada	2258	74	154	32
Hancock	3042	63	69	14
Harrison	14654	214	482	65
Hinds	17192	342	797	123
Holmes	1732	68	103	20
Humphreys	862	25	33	8
Issaquena	161	6	0	0
Itawamba	2726	65	125	22
Jackson	11146	194	230	30
Jasper	1858	39	37	2
Jefferson	575	21	40	5
Jefferson Davis	902	31	8	1
Jones	6934	120	217	41
Kemper	818	20	45	9
Lafayette	5295	102	188	54
Lamar	5155	65	53	13
Lauderdale	6212	198	430	94
Lawrence	1093	17	27	2
Leake	2393	67	89	14
Lee	9160	149	215	41
Leflore	3148	110	234	52
Lincoln	3114	89	173	37
Lowndes	5623	124	256	59
Madison	8736	173	359	69
Marion	2307	74	158	24
Marshall	3622	73	64	15
Monroe	3746	112	189	55
Montgomery	1131	36	54	9
Neshoba	3528	160	199	58
Newton	2027	48	86	15
Noxubee	1147	26	35	6
Oktibbeha	4136	86	215	36
Panola	3907	84	102	13
Pearl River	3578	107	161	33
Perry	1064	31	21	7
Pike	2759	85	125	34
Pontotoc	3834	61	78	7
Prentiss	2572	55	99	15
Quitman	716	11	0	0
Rankin	11404	225	390	60
Scott	2680	55	103	9
Sharkey	459	17	43	8
Simpson	2460	72	157	20
Smith	1342	26	60	8
Stone	1547	27	84	14
Sunflower	2960	79	117	19
Tallahatchie	1588	35	50	7
Tate	2829	64	80	19
Tippah	2526	52	116	8
Tishomingo	1978	61	102	27
Tunica	897	22	18	2
Union	3619	66	131	21
Walthall	1166	38	68	13
Warren	3766	103	169	38
Washington	4984	125	189	39
Wayne	2193	37	69	11
Webster	990	24	58	11
Wilkinson	603	25	24	5
Winston	2089	71	116	37
Yalobusha	1254	35	82	22
Yazoo	2599	56	139	18
Total	268,672	5,917	10,169	1,889

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	170,594	98,078	268,672
Deaths	4,331	1,586	5,917

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.

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. Also see weekly county incidence tables

Cumulative COVID-19 Cases

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

Includes:

• Cases, deaths and hospitalizations, analyzed by age, race/ethnicity, gender and other factors
• MIS-C cases and deaths
• Counties with high COVID-19 cases and incidence
• Syndromic surveillance

All weekly charts

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 January 23

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	159,354	158,111	1,243	0
Other testing providers	1,993,846	1,305,523	70,846	617,477
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	2,153,200	1,463,634	72,089	617,477

MSDH Individuals Tested as of January 26

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: 103,741
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 12,638

• 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