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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Updated February 26, 2021
 
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Mississippi COVID-19 Hotline (7 days a week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.): 877-978-6453

General Information

Home isolation is mandatory if you have tested positive for COVID-19 by order of the State Health Officer. (If you are awaiting results of routine testing not related to exposure, you may return to work and follow the safety guidance of your employer.)

Quarantine is mandatory for household members of someone who has COVID-19. Home quarantine permits working under certain circumstances.

More about isolation and quarantine »

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of February 25

New Cases

731

New COVID-19 positive test results reported to MSDH as of 3 p.m. yesterday.


Total Mississippi Cases

293,542

New Deaths

25

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 3 p.m. yesterday.

Twelve deaths occurred between February 22 and February 24 in the counties below.

County list
County Total
Harrison1
Hinds1
Humphreys1
Itawamba1
Jones1
Kemper1
Lauderdale1
Madison1
Montgomery1
Newton1
Rankin1
Scott1

Thirteen COVID-19 related deaths occurred between December 28 and February 17, identified from death certificate reports.

County list
County Total
Bolivar1
Chickasaw1
Clay1
Coahoma1
Grenada1
Hancock1
Jackson2
Leake1
Neshoba1
Washington1
Wayne1
Webster1

Total Mississippi Deaths

6,638

LTC Outbreaks

76

Current outbreaks in long-term care (LTC) facilities only. (See LTC facility outbreak definition.)

About our case counts: We currently update our case totals each day based on test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results to us, which are included in our totals. Multiple positive tests for the same individual are counted only once. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

Statewide COVID-19 Data and Reports

County COVID-19 Data

Race and Ethnicity

Data Snapshots for Individual Counties

High 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
Adams2333777215
Alcorn29076013020
Amite110932557
Attala20636917536
Benton933244510
Bolivar459912123231
Calhoun157128364
Carroll117923519
Chickasaw2008516015
Choctaw6951610
Claiborne97929459
Clarke16897112331
Clay178250385
Coahoma27636712911
Copiah2760578111
Covington24827813639
De Soto1960122911324
Forrest715913622651
Franklin75619394
George231145597
Greene127233526
Grenada24627715532
Hancock3416746814
Harrison1656927748365
Hinds18712386806130
Holmes18177010420
Humphreys92427348
Issaquena167600
Itawamba28907213423
Jackson1248321923634
Jasper212744432
Jefferson61927407
Jefferson Davis10123181
Jones791414621941
Kemper89623449
Lafayette571611318755
Lamar5858805313
Lauderdale679822644299
Lawrence119521272
Leake2521718815
Lee967116022241
Leflore336311823752
Lincoln349110018538
Lowndes601413725662
Madison942019636569
Marion25157815824
Marshall4003926415
Monroe398112619055
Montgomery121338549
Neshoba377716720358
Newton2263528715
Noxubee122829356
Oktibbeha44039122236
Panola42839210213
Pearl River413812818735
Perry121434217
Pike29919313234
Pontotoc4080688612
Prentiss2688589915
Quitman7711400
Rankin1263726339261
Scott29286811518
Sharkey48817438
Simpson27277815820
Smith152431658
Stone1718298414
Sunflower31738512120
Tallahatchie170039507
Tate3015748019
Tippah27616511913
Tishomingo21196510227
Tunica98823182
Union39367313123
Walthall1236406913
Warren412211316937
Washington518212919139
Wayne2515416911
Webster1100306111
Wilkinson62226255
Winston22137513039
Yalobusha1435368222
Yazoo28496213918
Total 293,542 6,638 10,387 1,946

Case Classifications

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

Confirmed Probable Total
Cases 182,337 111,205 293,542
Deaths 4,650 1,988 6,638

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

Hospitalization and ICU Use to Date

Updated weekly

Daily Case 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.

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.

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 Testing

Statewide Combined Testing as of February 21

COVID-19 testing providers around the state include commercial laboratories, hospital labs and the MSDH Public Health Laboratory results from all these sources are combined in the table below. (Updated weekly) NOTE: MSDH Public Health Lab data is no longer reported separately.

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.

PCR tests 1,617,180
Serology (antibody) tests 80,525
Antigen tests 728,148
Total tests 2,425,853

Prevention and Guidance for Individuals and the Community

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Last reviewed on Mar 5, 2020

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