Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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

Guidance for adults 65 and over, or 16 and older with medical conditions: All Mississippi residents aged 65 or older, or 16 and older with serious chronic medical conditions, should avoid all social gatherings outside of the household or any in-person mass gathering, including religious ceremonies, or sporting events, until fully protected by an approved COVID-19 vaccine. Details »

General Information

• COVID-19 vaccinations and Mississippi vaccination summary
• 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 March 5

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	2357	78	78	15
Alcorn	2927	63	130	20
Amite	1124	35	55	8
Attala	2069	71	175	36
Benton	940	24	45	10
Bolivar	4630	124	232	31
Calhoun	1586	28	36	4
Carroll	1194	25	51	10
Chickasaw	2019	54	60	15
Choctaw	701	17	1	0
Claiborne	990	30	45	9
Clarke	1707	73	123	31
Clay	1794	52	38	5
Coahoma	2830	69	129	11
Copiah	2799	59	81	11
Covington	2502	80	136	39
De Soto	19814	231	113	24
Forrest	7289	138	226	51
Franklin	764	20	40	4
George	2327	45	59	7
Greene	1281	33	52	6
Grenada	2488	78	155	32
Hancock	3529	78	69	14
Harrison	16886	282	484	65
Hinds	18949	395	805	131
Holmes	1828	70	104	20
Humphreys	931	28	34	8
Issaquena	167	6	0	0
Itawamba	2906	75	134	23
Jackson	12750	234	239	35
Jasper	2141	45	43	2
Jefferson	628	27	40	7
Jefferson Davis	1027	31	8	1
Jones	8035	148	219	41
Kemper	914	23	44	9
Lafayette	5767	114	187	55
Lamar	5933	81	53	13
Lauderdale	6872	228	442	100
Lawrence	1214	21	27	2
Leake	2541	72	88	15
Lee	9720	163	222	41
Leflore	3400	121	237	52
Lincoln	3624	104	186	39
Lowndes	6061	140	256	62
Madison	9516	204	365	69
Marion	2588	78	158	24
Marshall	4059	95	64	15
Monroe	3996	129	190	55
Montgomery	1235	40	54	9
Neshoba	3848	171	203	59
Newton	2327	53	87	15
Noxubee	1234	31	35	6
Oktibbeha	4430	95	222	36
Panola	4336	98	103	14
Pearl River	4212	132	188	36
Perry	1232	35	21	7
Pike	3026	97	133	35
Pontotoc	4110	71	86	12
Prentiss	2712	58	99	15
Quitman	775	14	0	0
Rankin	12842	265	392	61
Scott	2961	71	115	18
Sharkey	492	17	43	8
Simpson	2775	81	157	20
Smith	1538	33	65	8
Stone	1734	29	84	14
Sunflower	3209	86	121	20
Tallahatchie	1717	39	50	7
Tate	3039	74	80	19
Tippah	2800	65	119	13
Tishomingo	2132	66	102	27
Tunica	998	24	18	2
Union	3971	74	131	23
Walthall	1254	41	69	13
Warren	4144	115	170	37
Washington	5232	130	191	39
Wayne	2556	41	69	11
Webster	1111	32	61	12
Wilkinson	627	27	25	5
Winston	2221	79	130	39
Yalobusha	1457	36	82	22
Yazoo	2920	66	139	18
Total	297,321	6,805	10,402	1,957

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	184,157	113,164	297,321
Deaths	4,734	2,071	6,805

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 February 28

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)

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	1,642,348
Serology (antibody) tests	81,986
Antigen tests	748,339
Total tests	2,472,673

• 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