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 6

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.

Long-term care case updates have been delayed pending data review.

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
Adams	2695	82
Alcorn	3119	68
Amite	1228	42
Attala	2141	73
Benton	991	25
Bolivar	4797	132
Calhoun	1701	32
Carroll	1217	28
Chickasaw	2071	57
Choctaw	761	18
Claiborne	1022	30
Clarke	1778	79
Clay	1847	54
Coahoma	2943	79
Copiah	2964	65
Covington	2563	81
De Soto	21496	257
Forrest	7649	152
Franklin	836	23
George	2468	48
Greene	1303	33
Grenada	2603	86
Hancock	3777	86
Harrison	17814	309
Hinds	20294	414
Holmes	1886	73
Humphreys	961	33
Issaquena	168	6
Itawamba	2994	77
Jackson	13411	246
Jasper	2208	48
Jefferson	654	28
Jefferson Davis	1069	32
Jones	8364	163
Kemper	954	28
Lafayette	6171	118
Lamar	6216	86
Lauderdale	7181	240
Lawrence	1283	23
Leake	2662	73
Lee	9962	173
Leflore	3487	125
Lincoln	3950	110
Lowndes	6370	145
Madison	10066	217
Marion	2688	80
Marshall	4397	103
Monroe	4100	133
Montgomery	1267	42
Neshoba	4026	176
Newton	2460	61
Noxubee	1267	34
Oktibbeha	4614	98
Panola	4561	105
Pearl River	4499	145
Perry	1259	38
Pike	3301	105
Pontotoc	4195	72
Prentiss	2795	60
Quitman	802	16
Rankin	13573	278
Scott	3153	73
Sharkey	503	17
Simpson	2947	88
Smith	1622	34
Stone	1820	33
Sunflower	3357	90
Tallahatchie	1781	40
Tate	3324	84
Tippah	2877	68
Tishomingo	2259	67
Tunica	1048	26
Union	4090	76
Walthall	1338	45
Warren	4380	121
Washington	5323	133
Wayne	2623	41
Webster	1145	32
Wilkinson	669	30
Winston	2268	81
Yalobusha	1633	37
Yazoo	3107	69
Total	313,166	7,228

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	191,579	121,587	313,166
Deaths	4,980	2,248	7,228

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

Case and Incidence Maps

• View all interactive maps

Recent COVID-19 Activity

Updated weekly

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