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NATCHEZ — Adams County officials reported another COVID-19-related death early Saturday morning.

Adams County Coroner James Lee said an 87-year-old white man who was in a rehabilitation facility died with the disease just after midnight Saturday.

“This virus continues to contribute to the death of our vulnerable adults because they cannot fight off the virus with underlying health problems and advanced age,” Lee said. “My deepest condolences to this family. I think we all should re-think our positions when it comes to COVID-19. It’s not over by a long shot.”

A 71-year-old female resident of a nursing home in Adams County also succumbed to the disease Friday morning, Lee said.

On Saturday, Mississippi State Department of Health’s reported death toll in Adams County remains unchanged since the two deaths reported by local officials and will be updated once the state confirms recent reports from the Adams County coroner.

MSDH reports the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Adams County stands at 158 with 11 COVID-19-related deaths. Five deaths and 39 cases were patients in long-term care facilities in the county.

On Saturday MSDH reported 228 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 12 new deaths. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 9,328 with 421 deaths.

The number of Mississippians hospitalized with the virus as of 6 p.m. Friday has increased by one since Thursday to 436 patients.

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 877-978-6453 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.

 

Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported cases since March 11, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	158	11	39	5
Alcorn	10	1	0	0
Amite	34	0	1	0
Attala	191	4	60	4
Benton	13	0	1	0
Bolivar	119	8	16	2
Calhoun	57	4	23	4
Carroll	101	4	44	3
Chickasaw	92	10	25	6
Choctaw	15	2	0	0
Claiborne	41	0	0	0
Clarke	79	7	12	3
Clay	65	3	0	0
Coahoma	71	3 *	0	0
Copiah	157	1	1	0
Covington	89	1	1	1
Desoto	333	5	1	1
Forrest	309	21	39	10
Franklin	17	1	0	0
George	15	1	0	0
Greene	6	1	0	0
Grenada	47	2	14	2
Hancock	73	10	6	3
Harrison	198	6	1	1
Hinds	663	15	51	9
Holmes	206	18	29	7
Humphreys	30	4	7	2
Itawamba	68	6	33	5
Jackson	275	11	39	2
Jasper	86	2	0	0
Jefferson	30	0	0	0
Jefferson Davis	53	1	2	0
Jones	243	5	21	1
Kemper	91	6	23	4
Lafayette	98	3	36	0
Lamar	145	4	3	2
Lauderdale	471	42	115	26
Lawrence	64	0	1	0
Leake	299	2	0	0
Lee	78	4	5	0
Leflore	185	18	44	8
Lincoln	184	13 *	64	9
Lowndes	79	3	7	2
Madison	422	12	45	9
Marion	83	7	14	2
Marshall	55	2	0	0
Monroe	200	20	92	18
Montgomery	67	1	0	0
Neshoba	307	13	31	5
Newton	137	1	1	0
Noxubee	102	2	9	2
Oktibbeha	86	4	22	3
Panola	43	2	0	0
Pearl River	190	24	42	6
Perry	34	1	0	0
Pike	168	10	14	5
Pontotoc	24	2	4	0
Prentiss	35	2	21	2
Quitman	16	0	0	0
Rankin	248	6	6	0
Scott	454	6	9	1
Sharkey	5	0	0	0
Simpson	61	0	2	0
Smith	100	6	26	3
Stone	24	0	0	0
Sunflower	63	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	12	1	0	0
Tate	50	0	1	0
Tippah	65	11	0	0
Tishomingo	10	0	1	0
Tunica	38	2	12	2
Union	48	3	13	2
Walthall	37	0	0	0
Warren	98	2	11	0
Washington	82	3	4	1
Wayne	27	0	2	0
Webster	21	1	0	0
Wilkinson	75	9	5	2
Winston	61	0	0	0
Yalobusha	30	0	0	0
Yazoo	162	2	1	0
Total	9,378	421	1,152	185

* One death that was previously reported in Copiah County has been corrected to Lincoln County.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about a 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.)

• View a table by county of Mississippi COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities PDF

Mississippi Cases and Deaths Tables

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases by county, race and ethnicity PDF
• Mississippi COVID-19 deaths by county, race and ethnicity PDF
• Mississippi counties ranked by weekly cases and incidence

Mississippi COVID-19 Map and Charts

Data Overviews as of May 8

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

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

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.