Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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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 May 2

About our case counts: We currently update our case totals each weekday based on test results from the previous day (or weekend). 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 weekdays

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 case updates have been delayed pending data review.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths
Adams	2571	82
Alcorn	3107	68
Amite	1234	42
Attala	2142	73
Benton	988	25
Bolivar	4796	131
Calhoun	1690	32
Carroll	1215	27
Chickasaw	2070	57
Choctaw	757	18
Claiborne	1021	30
Clarke	1780	79
Clay	1846	54
Coahoma	2936	79
Copiah	2958	65
Covington	2562	80
De Soto	21410	256
Forrest	7629	150
Franklin	833	23
George	2463	47
Greene	1302	33
Grenada	2594	85
Hancock	3763	86
Harrison	17765	307
Hinds	20251	414
Holmes	1885	72
Humphreys	959	32
Issaquena	168	6
Itawamba	2992	77
Jackson	13380	246
Jasper	2207	48
Jefferson	654	28
Jefferson Davis	1069	32
Jones	8362	163
Kemper	956	28
Lafayette	6153	118
Lamar	6200	86
Lauderdale	7213	240
Lawrence	1282	23
Leake	2644	73
Lee	9951	172
Leflore	3484	125
Lincoln	3937	110
Lowndes	6359	144
Madison	10048	216
Marion	2686	80
Marshall	4381	103
Monroe	4087	133
Montgomery	1266	42
Neshoba	4025	176
Newton	2469	61
Noxubee	1267	34
Oktibbeha	4601	98
Panola	4542	103
Pearl River	4494	145
Perry	1259	38
Pike	3288	105
Pontotoc	4191	72
Prentiss	2782	59
Quitman	796	16
Rankin	13532	278
Scott	3145	73
Sharkey	502	17
Simpson	2936	88
Smith	1619	34
Stone	1814	33
Sunflower	3349	90
Tallahatchie	1775	40
Tate	3315	84
Tippah	2871	68
Tishomingo	2247	67
Tunica	1046	25
Union	4084	76
Walthall	1337	45
Warren	4364	120
Washington	5316	133
Wayne	2622	41
Webster	1145	32
Wilkinson	668	30
Winston	2267	81
Yalobusha	1625	36
Yazoo	3101	69
Total	312,400	7,207

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	191,008	121,392	312,400
Deaths	4,970	2,237	7,207

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 May 2

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	1,778,748
Serology (antibody) tests	92,176
Antigen tests	852,746
Total tests	2,723,670

• 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