Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

General Information

• Mississippi COVID-19 Hotline (7 days a week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.): 877-978-6453
• COVID-19 overview, questions and answers, and resources in other languages

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of April 17

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

• 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

Variant Strains

• COVID-19 cases by variant type PDF
  cases by county, updated weekly

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.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2470	82	83	16
Alcorn	3014	66	130	20
Amite	1210	41	55	9
Attala	2136	73	175	36
Benton	975	25	46	10
Bolivar	4777	130	234	32
Calhoun	1658	32	36	6
Carroll	1210	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2055	57	60	15
Choctaw	744	17	2	0
Claiborne	1014	30	45	9
Clarke	1781	77	123	31
Clay	1832	54	38	5
Coahoma	2907	79	129	12
Copiah	2942	65	83	11
Covington	2553	80	137	39
De Soto	20997	250	113	24
Forrest	7551	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2390	47	59	8
Greene	1296	33	52	6
Grenada	2571	85	155	32
Hancock	3735	85	69	14
Harrison	17596	303	485	68
Hinds	19987	411	804	131
Holmes	1871	72	104	20
Humphreys	947	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2979	77	134	23
Jackson	13167	243	240	35
Jasper	2202	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1058	32	9	1
Jones	8318	161	220	42
Kemper	957	28	44	9
Lafayette	6077	118	187	55
Lamar	6144	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7232	237	443	100
Lawrence	1268	23	27	2
Leake	2624	73	88	15
Lee	9900	170	222	41
Leflore	3472	124	236	52
Lincoln	3889	109	197	40
Lowndes	6305	144	256	63
Madison	9963	212	368	69
Marion	2663	79	158	24
Marshall	4303	103	64	15
Monroe	4063	132	190	55
Montgomery	1258	42	54	9
Neshoba	4009	176	203	59
Newton	2461	61	87	15
Noxubee	1265	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4580	97	222	36
Panola	4461	103	104	15
Pearl River	4446	142	188	37
Perry	1252	38	21	8
Pike	3225	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4176	72	86	12
Prentiss	2767	59	99	15
Quitman	789	16	0	0
Rankin	13388	277	392	61
Scott	3119	73	115	18
Sharkey	498	17	43	8
Simpson	2903	86	157	20
Smith	1594	34	66	8
Stone	1797	33	85	14
Sunflower	3319	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1763	40	50	7
Tate	3258	84	80	19
Tippah	2852	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2230	67	102	27
Tunica	1035	25	18	2
Union	4051	75	131	23
Walthall	1311	43	69	13
Warren	4310	119	170	37
Washington	5296	133	191	39
Wayne	2615	41	69	11
Webster	1139	32	61	12
Wilkinson	653	29	25	5
Winston	2261	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1601	36	82	22
Yazoo	3053	69	140	18
Total	309,186	7,153	10,442	1,974

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	189,278	119,908	309,186
Deaths	4,941	2,212	7,153

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

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

• View interactive hospitalization charts

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 April 11

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	1,739,251
Serology (antibody) tests	89,336
Antigen tests	827,338
Total tests	2,655,925

• 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