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.

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

General Information

• COVID-19 and You: Video Q & A with State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs
• COVID-19 overview, questions and answers
• Guidance, prevention and testing
• Handouts: Basic disease prevention, handwashing and more
• ASL, Spanish and Vietnamese materials

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 (extended until September 30) »

Home isolation is mandatory if you have tested positive for COVID-19 by order of the State Health Officer. (If you are awaiting results of routine testing not related to exposure, you may return to work and follow the safety guidance of your employer.) If you have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19, quarantine is also important to protect others. Find out more »

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of September 21

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	922	36	48	13
Alcorn	776	11	18	2
Amite	314	10	14	2
Attala	643	25	90	20
Benton	223	2	4	0
Bolivar	1797	65	198	26
Calhoun	507	12	25	4
Carroll	314	12	45	9
Chickasaw	662	24	44	13
Choctaw	180	6	1	0
Claiborne	456	16	43	9
Clarke	563	42	66	18
Clay	582	17	17	2
Coahoma	1136	27	79	2
Copiah	1164	33	51	4
Covington	808	22	31	7
De Soto	5448	59	63	13
Forrest	2409	71	172	40
Franklin	191	3	3	1
George	755	13	34	6
Greene	354	17	37	6
Grenada	1068	35	105	20
Hancock	569	21	9	4
Harrison	3780	73	239	31
Hinds	7017	157	417	63
Holmes	1094	58	100	20
Humphreys	374	15	21	6
Issaquena	103	3	0	0
Itawamba	780	21	81	16
Jackson	3418	69	77	7
Jasper	559	15	1	0
Jefferson	243	9	12	3
Jefferson Davis	329	11	3	1
Jones	2438	78	180	37
Kemper	286	15	39	9
Lafayette	2116	39	122	28
Lamar	1639	34	27	11
Lauderdale	2015	124	260	73
Lawrence	427	12	26	2
Leake	941	38	24	5
Lee	2633	68	155	30
Leflore	1377	81	189	45
Lincoln	1073	53	142	32
Lowndes	1412	57	98	33
Madison	3218	86	238	45
Marion	842	34	74	9
Marshall	1080	15	31	6
Monroe	1199	66	163	51
Montgomery	458	21	49	9
Neshoba	1548	104	115	37
Newton	761	23	38	8
Noxubee	545	15	19	4
Oktibbeha	1759	50	193	31
Panola	1449	27	13	2
Pearl River	869	52	72	20
Perry	413	18	18	5
Pike	1217	49	81	22
Pontotoc	1241	16	17	1
Prentiss	826	17	48	3
Quitman	375	5	0	0
Rankin	3202	76	156	18
Scott	1168	25	20	3
Sharkey	263	13	43	8
Simpson	1015	44	106	19
Smith	526	14	54	8
Stone	360	12	52	8
Sunflower	1429	45	71	11
Tallahatchie	762	21	29	6
Tate	958	37	32	13
Tippah	650	17	6	0
Tishomingo	665	37	96	26
Tunica	481	13	12	2
Union	983	24	46	11
Walthall	595	25	67	13
Warren	1382	50	119	24
Washington	2186	71	111	23
Wayne	877	21	59	10
Webster	332	13	52	11
Wilkinson	301	18	20	5
Winston	731	19	40	11
Yalobusha	419	14	35	7
Yazoo	1041	30	57	12
Total	94,021	2,846	5,862	1,175

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	87,529	6,492	94,021
Deaths	2,625	221	2,846

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.

Deaths from COVID-19 and Other Causes

This table of death counts compares COVID-19 deaths in Mississippi by week with deaths from other major causes, including contributing and underlying causes.

• Mississippi Provisional Deaths Counts by Week
  Updated weekly

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

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 21

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	108,560	107,320	1,240	0
Other testing providers	685,273	598,689	36,199	50,385
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	793,833	706,009	37,439	50,385

MSDH Individuals Tested as of September 21

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: 79,913
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,664

Getting Tested for COVID-19

The MSDH Public Health Laboratory, its partners, and private providers are testing statewide for COVID-19.

Anyone with symptoms of fever, severe cough or severe chest pains – especially those who are older or in poor health – should make arrangements for testing with their doctor or one of the many healthcare providers now performing testing. Healthcare providers can assess your health history and symptoms, and perform testing for COVID-19 as needed. MSDH is also helping conduct free drive-up testing sites in many parts of the state. Always call ahead to the testing provider for instructions on safely being examined before you visit for your test.

• Find a COVID-19 testing provider near you

Prevention and Guidance for Individuals and the Community

• Preventive steps to take, recommendations, guidance and general information on COVID-19