Mississippi reports 229 COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths Saturday
Published 2:31 pm Saturday, May 2, 2020
- The Mississippi State Department of Health on Saturday reported 229 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 10 new deaths. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 7,441, with 291 deaths. The number of Mississippians currently hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infection has fallen to 424. (MSDH)
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The Mississippi State Department of Health on Saturday reported 229 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 10 new deaths. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 7,441, with 291 deaths. The number of Mississippians currently hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infection has fallen to 424.
Forty-one of the new cases reported statewide Saturday were among residents in long-term care facilities, and there are now 100 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (where an outbreak is one or more cases among residents or staff).
Adams County now has 149 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 24 cases reported in long term care facilities and nine death, including four in long term care facilities.
More details of COVID-19 in the state, along with preventive steps to take against coronavirus, are online at http://HealthyMS.com/covid-19
The Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline is the best way to get your questions about COVID-19 answered. Call any time: 877-978-6453. NOTE: The Hotline has new hours, and is now available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
The latest state map shows Mississippi’s case total as reported at 6 p.m. last night.
Mississippi COVID-19 Cases to Date
Table of all total cases and deaths, and those in long-term care (LTC) facilities, since March 11, 2020.
County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
Adams | 149 | 9 | 24 | 4 |
Alcorn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Amite | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Attala | 117 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
Benton | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bolivar | 105 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Calhoun | 54 | 3 | 23 | 3 |
Carroll | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Chickasaw | 76 | 8 | 25 | 6 |
Choctaw | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Claiborne | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clarke | 58 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Clay | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Coahoma | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Copiah | 114 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Covington | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Desoto | 294 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Forrest | 226 | 13 | 20 | 6 |
Franklin | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
George | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Greene | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Grenada | 34 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Hancock | 67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Harrison | 181 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Hinds | 505 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
Holmes | 159 | 9 | 27 | 2 |
Humphreys | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Itawamba | 62 | 4 | 32 | 3 |
Jackson | 267 | 7 | 40 | 1 |
Jasper | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jefferson | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jefferson Davis | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Jones | 168 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Kemper | 67 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
Lafayette | 89 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
Lamar | 114 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Lauderdale | 378 | 25 | 88 | 14 |
Lawrence | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Leake | 229 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lee | 71 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Leflore | 165 | 17 | 42 | 7 |
Lincoln | 150 | 11 | 48 | 7 |
Lowndes | 58 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Madison | 268 | 8 | 33 | 5 |
Marion | 75 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
Marshall | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Monroe | 173 | 16 | 86 | 14 |
Montgomery | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Neshoba | 212 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
Newton | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Noxubee | 79 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Oktibbeha | 52 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Panola | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pearl River | 176 | 20 | 41 | 6 |
Perry | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pike | 153 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
Pontotoc | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Prentiss | 32 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Quitman | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rankin | 197 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Scott | 354 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Simpson | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Smith | 78 | 4 | 21 | 2 |
Stone | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sunflower | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tallahatchie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tate | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tippah | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Tishomingo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tunica | 35 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
Union | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Walthall | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warren | 78 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Washington | 77 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Wayne | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Webster | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wilkinson | 69 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Winston | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yalobusha | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yazoo | 144 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 7,441 | 291 | 866 | 116 |
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.
Long-Term Care Facility Cases and Deaths by Race
Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure. (Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, long-term acute care facilities, and psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers.)