Mississippi reports 229 COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths Saturday

Published 2:31 pm Saturday, May 2, 2020

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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.

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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.)