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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Updated May 21, 2021
 
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General Information

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of May 20

New Cases

105

New COVID-19 positive test results reported to MSDH as of 3 p.m. yesterday.


Total Mississippi Cases

316,272

New Deaths

1

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 3 p.m. yesterday.

One death occurred on May 19 in the county below:

County list
County Total
Harrison1


Total Mississippi Deaths

7,279

LTC Outbreaks

25

Current outbreaks in long-term care (LTC) facilities only. (See LTC facility outbreak definition.)

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

County COVID-19 Data

Data Snapshots for Individual Counties

Race and Ethnicity

High Cases and Incidence

Variant Strains

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 and death totals by county are undergoing data review and are not currently available.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case and deaths totals may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

County Total Cases Total Deaths
Adams295482
Alcorn315271
Amite124242
Attala214673
Benton101625
Bolivar4810132
Calhoun172032
Carroll122029
Chickasaw208959
Choctaw77218
Claiborne102530
Clarke178680
Clay185954
Coahoma296979
Copiah298465
Covington262181
De Soto21972260
Forrest7732152
Franklin84323
George249748
Greene130733
Grenada262587
Hancock381787
Harrison18036312
Hinds20426416
Holmes189374
Humphreys97033
Issaquena1696
Itawamba302477
Jackson13493248
Jasper221348
Jefferson65728
Jefferson Davis107333
Jones8397163
Kemper95928
Lafayette6231119
Lamar626686
Lauderdale7215240
Lawrence130424
Leake269674
Lee9995175
Leflore3501125
Lincoln3984111
Lowndes6424148
Madison10152218
Marion270180
Marshall4544104
Monroe4129134
Montgomery127742
Neshoba4047178
Newton247262
Noxubee126934
Oktibbeha463998
Panola4618108
Pearl River4540146
Perry126338
Pike3338106
Pontotoc422173
Prentiss280760
Quitman81516
Rankin13698278
Scott317274
Sharkey50317
Simpson295889
Smith163134
Stone183433
Sunflower337491
Tallahatchie179141
Tate338584
Tippah289768
Tishomingo228367
Tunica106426
Union412476
Walthall134445
Warren4408121
Washington5368134
Wayne263642
Webster114632
Wilkinson68031
Winston228281
Yalobusha165938
Yazoo311970
Total 316,272 7,279

Case Classifications

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

Confirmed Probable Total
Cases 193,772 122,500 316,272
Deaths 5,018 2,261 7,279

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

Hospitalization Trend to Date

Updated weekly

Hospital Bed Availability

Updated weekdays (interactive)


Case and Incidence Maps

Recent COVID-19 Activity

Updated weekly

The chart below shows counties according to COVID-19 incidence (cases by population) over the last two weeks. 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.

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 two-week case counts, and by two-week incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.

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 Testing

Statewide Combined Testing as of May 16

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 1,801,389
Serology (antibody) tests 93,578
Antigen tests 867,785
Total tests 2,762,752

Prevention and Guidance for Individuals and the Community

Last reviewed on Mar 5, 2020

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