Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health continue to closely monitor the outbreak of respiratory illnesses caused by the novel (new) coronavirus COVID-19, and are working to limit the spread of cases nationally and in Mississippi. MSDH is actively working with doctors and hospitals to quickly identify cases and respond effectively to limit this outbreak.

Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline (7 days a week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.): 877-978-6453

Report a restaurant not following COVID-19 safety orders: E-mail the details to food@msdh.ms.gov

Face coverings are required by order of the Governor for all Mississippians in schools, businesses and indoor public spaces, and in outdoor public spaces where consistent social distancing is not possible. Details and exceptions »

General Information

• Overview, questions and answers, handouts, and information in other languages

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of September 10

County COVID-19 Data

Race and Ethnicity

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

Trends and Data for Individual Counties

• Weekly COVID-19 summaries for each Mississippi county

High Cases and Incidence

• Mississippi counties ranked by weekly cases and incidence

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, 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. The data provided below is the most current available.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	853	32	47	12
Alcorn	708	9	18	2
Amite	289	10	14	2
Attala	613	25	90	20
Benton	206	1	2	0
Bolivar	1701	58	166	21
Calhoun	499	12	25	4
Carroll	302	12	45	9
Chickasaw	618	24	43	13
Choctaw	168	5	2	0
Claiborne	446	16	43	9
Clarke	502	36	57	15
Clay	525	16	7	1
Coahoma	1067	23	78	2
Copiah	1136	32	47	4
Covington	769	18	17	4
De Soto	5091	54	62	12
Forrest	2269	68	169	40
Franklin	181	3	3	1
George	720	13	26	6
Greene	322	16	36	6
Grenada	999	32	103	18
Hancock	538	20	9	4
Harrison	3586	68	236	29
Hinds	6781	149	381	62
Holmes	1073	56	100	20
Humphreys	358	15	21	6
Issaquena	98	3	0	0
Itawamba	669	18	62	11
Jackson	3270	65	75	7
Jasper	519	13	1	0
Jefferson	231	9	12	3
Jefferson Davis	312	10	3	1
Jones	2276	76	178	36
Kemper	280	14	39	9
Lafayette	1896	39	122	28
Lamar	1533	33	25	11
Lauderdale	1931	119	250	69
Lawrence	420	12	26	2
Leake	922	33	11	0
Lee	2432	65	149	30
Leflore	1310	76	187	45
Lincoln	1017	52	142	32
Lowndes	1351	56	96	32
Madison	3115	84	236	45
Marion	819	28	71	8
Marshall	1050	14	31	6
Monroe	1134	64	155	50
Montgomery	435	19	46	9
Neshoba	1493	102	111	37
Newton	723	20	34	7
Noxubee	535	14	19	4
Oktibbeha	1658	46	191	30
Panola	1358	26	13	2
Pearl River	818	49	71	20
Perry	370	14	9	1
Pike	1183	47	80	21
Pontotoc	1150	15	6	1
Prentiss	723	15	48	3
Quitman	354	5	0	0
Rankin	3053	71	152	18
Scott	1134	23	17	3
Sharkey	257	11	43	8
Simpson	993	40*	104	18
Smith	502	13	54	8
Stone	341	11	50	7
Sunflower	1337	42	63	11
Tallahatchie	699	14	26	2
Tate	909	35	32	12
Tippah	600	16	3	0
Tishomingo	617	33	96	24
Tunica	463	13	12	2
Union	943	23	46	11
Walthall	579	24	67	13
Warren	1348	47	113	22
Washington	2104	70	106	23
Wayne	863	21	59	10
Webster	320	13	52	11
Wilkinson	288	17	20	5
Winston	712	19	40	11
Yalobusha	400	13	35	7
Yazoo	1008	23	46	6
Total	89,175	2,670	5,582	1,114

* Note: One death from Simpson County was inadvertently counted twice. This error has been corrected in the data above.

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	83,918	5,257	89,175
Deaths	2,489	181	2,670

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.

K-12 School Report by County

Mississippi K-12 schools make weekly reports of cases among students, teachers and staff, number of outbreaks, and teachers and students under quarantine as a result of COVID-19 exposure. These reports are then summarized by county. Note: An outbreak in a school setting is defined as 3 or more individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the same group within a 14-day period.

These cases have been directly reported to MSDH by each school, and may not yet have appeared in our state and county totals of cases reported by laboratories.

• K-12 school cases, outbreaks and exposure totals by county
  Updated weekly

Long-Term Care Facility Cases and Outbreaks

Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. A single confirmed COVID-19 infection in an LTC facility resident, or more than one infection in employees or staff in a 14-day period constitutes an outbreak. Residential care facilities also represent group living facilities where COVID-19 can be easily spread. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure.

These outbreak figures are reported directly to MSDH by the facility. Many of the cases and deaths reported by facilities may not yet be included in our totals of lab-reported cases.

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities PDF
  Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living homes, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability (ICF-IID)

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in residential care facilities PDF
  Residential care facilities include psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers and long-term acute care facilities.

Ongoing Outbreaks

This weekly table of ongoing outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current, active outbreak of COVID-19. The reported totals are for cases and deaths associated with the current outbreak only.

Note: The cases and deaths in this document have been reported to us directly by the facilities, and may not have appeared yet in our county totals, which are based on reports from testing laboratories.

• Mississippi long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 outbreaks
  Current and past listings

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Map

All data reports below are updated as they become available.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

• Interactive chart of hospitalizations by date
• Interactive chart of local and state hospital bed availability

Daily Statewide Data Charts

Our state case map and other data charts are also available in interactive form.

• View interactive map
• View interactive epidemiological trend and syndromic surveillance

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 Summaries

The statistical charts below are now updated weekly.

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 September 10

COVID-19 testing providers around the state include commercial laboratories as well as hospital labs. Combined with testing done by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory, the figures provide a complete picture of all Mississippi testing.

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.

	Total tests	PCR	Antibody	Antigen
MSDH Public Health Laboratory	104,715	103,475	1,240	0
Other testing providers	573,995	509,647	27,339	37,009
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	678,710	613,122	28,579	37,009

MSDH Individuals Tested as of September 10

MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 3 p.m. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.

• Total individuals tested by the MPHL: 78,157
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,532

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