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 20

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.

Long-term care data updates are not yet available. The table below reflects figures from last week for long-term care cases and deaths.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2472	82	83	16
Alcorn	3023	67	130	20
Amite	1216	41	55	9
Attala	2137	73	175	36
Benton	977	25	46	10
Bolivar	4786	130	234	32
Calhoun	1668	32	36	6
Carroll	1212	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2059	57	60	15
Choctaw	747	17	2	0
Claiborne	1015	30	45	9
Clarke	1783	78	123	31
Clay	1834	54	38	5
Coahoma	2910	79	129	12
Copiah	2946	65	83	11
Covington	2555	80	137	39
De Soto	21074	251	113	24
Forrest	7573	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2408	47	59	8
Greene	1296	33	52	6
Grenada	2577	85	155	32
Hancock	3745	85	69	14
Harrison	17612	304	485	68
Hinds	20031	411	804	131
Holmes	1875	72	104	20
Humphreys	947	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2980	77	134	23
Jackson	13210	243	240	35
Jasper	2203	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1061	32	9	1
Jones	8324	161	220	42
Kemper	957	28	44	9
Lafayette	6099	118	187	55
Lamar	6160	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7255	238	443	100
Lawrence	1269	23	27	2
Leake	2627	73	88	15
Lee	9911	171	222	41
Leflore	3476	124	236	52
Lincoln	3902	109	197	40
Lowndes	6313	144	256	63
Madison	9981	213	368	69
Marion	2672	79	158	24
Marshall	4312	103	64	15
Monroe	4066	132	190	55
Montgomery	1259	42	54	9
Neshoba	4016	176	203	59
Newton	2470	61	87	15
Noxubee	1266	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4582	98	222	36
Panola	4466	103	104	15
Pearl River	4449	142	188	37
Perry	1256	38	21	8
Pike	3236	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4181	72	86	12
Prentiss	2768	59	99	15
Quitman	792	16	0	0
Rankin	13423	277	392	61
Scott	3123	73	115	18
Sharkey	498	17	43	8
Simpson	2906	86	157	20
Smith	1607	34	66	8
Stone	1797	33	85	14
Sunflower	3323	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1763	40	50	7
Tate	3277	84	80	19
Tippah	2856	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2234	67	102	27
Tunica	1038	25	18	2
Union	4057	76	131	23
Walthall	1316	44	69	13
Warren	4312	119	170	37
Washington	5297	133	191	39
Wayne	2616	41	69	11
Webster	1141	32	61	12
Wilkinson	659	29	25	5
Winston	2262	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1605	36	82	22
Yazoo	3063	69	140	18
Total	309,818	7,163	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	189,581	120,237	309,818
Deaths	4,945	2,218	7,163

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 18

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	1,752,785
Serology (antibody) tests	90,429
Antigen tests	835,074
Total tests	2,678,288

• 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