Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

General Information

• Mississippi COVID-19 Hotline (7 days a week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.): 877-978-6453
• Homebound persons: For assistance with COVID-19 vaccination, send e-mail to COVIDHomebound@msdh.ms.gov
• COVID-19 overview, questions and answers, and resources in other languages
• Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Report

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of May 24

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

• Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccination Report PDF
  Vaccinations distributed and administered as reported to MSDH by vaccination providers
• COVID-19 cases by variant type PDF
  COVID-19 variant cases by county, updated weekly
• 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
• Statewide data charts

County COVID-19 Data

Data Snapshots for Individual Counties

• Weekly COVID-19 snapshots for each Mississippi county

Race and Ethnicity

• Total COVID-19 cases and deaths by county, race and ethnicity PDF
  Current and past data tables, updated weekdays

High Cases and Incidence

• Map of Mississippi counties by incidence rate
• Table of counties ranked by weekly cases and incidence

Variant Strains

• COVID-19 cases by variant type PDF
  cases by county, updated weekly

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
Adams	2990	82
Alcorn	3158	71
Amite	1245	42
Attala	2146	73
Benton	1018	25
Bolivar	4811	133
Calhoun	1727	32
Carroll	1223	30
Chickasaw	2092	59
Choctaw	774	18
Claiborne	1027	30
Clarke	1787	80
Clay	1860	54
Coahoma	2974	81
Copiah	2987	65
Covington	2634	81
De Soto	22044	261
Forrest	7742	153
Franklin	844	23
George	2502	48
Greene	1309	33
Grenada	2629	87
Hancock	3827	87
Harrison	18089	313
Hinds	20455	416
Holmes	1896	74
Humphreys	971	33
Issaquena	169	6
Itawamba	3032	77
Jackson	13514	248
Jasper	2214	48
Jefferson	661	28
Jefferson Davis	1073	33
Jones	8410	164
Kemper	961	28
Lafayette	6249	119
Lamar	6276	88
Lauderdale	7221	240
Lawrence	1306	24
Leake	2698	74
Lee	10011	175
Leflore	3501	125
Lincoln	3990	111
Lowndes	6432	148
Madison	10171	222
Marion	2703	80
Marshall	4551	104
Monroe	4138	135
Montgomery	1280	43
Neshoba	4047	178
Newton	2475	62
Noxubee	1274	34
Oktibbeha	4645	98
Panola	4625	108
Pearl River	4546	146
Perry	1264	38
Pike	3347	106
Pontotoc	4225	73
Prentiss	2814	60
Quitman	816	16
Rankin	13755	279
Scott	3176	74
Sharkey	504	17
Simpson	2963	89
Smith	1632	34
Stone	1843	33
Sunflower	3377	91
Tallahatchie	1794	41
Tate	3392	84
Tippah	2900	68
Tishomingo	2294	67
Tunica	1069	26
Union	4132	76
Walthall	1346	45
Warren	4415	122
Washington	5382	135
Wayne	2638	42
Webster	1148	32
Wilkinson	684	31
Winston	2285	81
Yalobusha	1660	38
Yazoo	3122	70
Total	316,911	7,298

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	193,997	122,914	316,911
Deaths	5,031	2,267	7,298

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 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.

• 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 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.

• 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 23

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	1,812,049
Serology (antibody) tests	94,274
Antigen tests	880,713
Total tests	2,787,036

• 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