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 22

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	2473	82	83	16
Alcorn	3043	67	130	20
Amite	1216	41	55	9
Attala	2138	73	175	36
Benton	976	25	46	10
Bolivar	4787	130	234	32
Calhoun	1673	32	36	6
Carroll	1212	27	51	10
Chickasaw	2060	57	60	15
Choctaw	747	17	2	0
Claiborne	1016	30	45	9
Clarke	1782	78	123	31
Clay	1835	54	38	5
Coahoma	2917	79	129	12
Copiah	2948	65	83	11
Covington	2557	80	137	39
De Soto	21158	254	113	24
Forrest	7595	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2417	47	59	8
Greene	1297	33	52	6
Grenada	2580	85	155	32
Hancock	3749	85	69	14
Harrison	17647	306	485	68
Hinds	20080	413	804	131
Holmes	1875	72	104	20
Humphreys	948	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2982	77	134	23
Jackson	13254	245	240	35
Jasper	2204	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1063	32	9	1
Jones	8331	161	220	42
Kemper	959	28	44	9
Lafayette	6109	118	187	55
Lamar	6169	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7261	238	443	100
Lawrence	1274	23	27	2
Leake	2631	73	88	15
Lee	9924	171	222	41
Leflore	3480	124	236	52
Lincoln	3908	109	197	40
Lowndes	6320	144	256	63
Madison	9990	214	368	69
Marion	2672	79	158	24
Marshall	4320	103	64	15
Monroe	4069	132	190	55
Montgomery	1260	42	54	9
Neshoba	4019	176	203	59
Newton	2471	61	87	15
Noxubee	1266	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4587	98	222	36
Panola	4474	103	104	15
Pearl River	4457	142	188	37
Perry	1256	38	21	8
Pike	3244	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4181	72	86	12
Prentiss	2773	59	99	15
Quitman	793	16	0	0
Rankin	13447	277	392	61
Scott	3129	73	115	18
Sharkey	498	17	43	8
Simpson	2909	87	157	20
Smith	1613	34	66	8
Stone	1799	33	85	14
Sunflower	3331	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1764	40	50	7
Tate	3289	84	80	19
Tippah	2860	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2235	67	102	27
Tunica	1041	25	18	2
Union	4059	76	131	23
Walthall	1323	44	69	13
Warren	4316	119	170	37
Washington	5300	133	191	39
Wayne	2618	41	69	11
Webster	1143	32	61	12
Wilkinson	661	29	25	5
Winston	2262	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1607	36	82	22
Yazoo	3070	69	140	18
Total	310,349	7,175	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	189,854	120,495	310,349
Deaths	4,954	2,221	7,175

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