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The Mississippi State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 272 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 27 new deaths.

Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 11,704, with 554 deaths. As of 6 p.m. Monday there were 441 Mississippians hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infection compared to 389 hospitalized on Sunday.

MSDH reports 45 of the new cases were among residents in long-term care facilities and there are now 98 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. An outbreak is defined as one or more cases among residents or staff.

Adam’s County has had a total of 177 virus cases and 15 virus-related deaths reported since March 11. Of those cases, 39 were residents of long-term care facilities in Adams County and 8 residents of long-term care facilities died with the disease.

More details of COVID-19 in the state, along with preventive steps to take against coronavirus and statewide testing locations, 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	177	15	39	8
Alcorn	12	1	0	0
Amite	45	1	6	1
Attala	259	9	65	9
Benton	13	0	1	0
Bolivar	129	10	16	4
Calhoun	59	4	23	4
Carroll	110	8	45	6
Chickasaw	116	12	32	8
Choctaw	23	2	0	0
Claiborne	51	1	2	0
Clarke	113	14	14	6
Clay	86	3	0	0
Coahoma	85	3	0	0
Copiah	207	3	0	0
Covington	110	1	1	0
Desoto	404	5	13	1
Forrest	435	29	78	19
Franklin	21	1	1	0
George	19	1	0	0
Greene	7	1	0	0
Grenada	60	2	14	2
Hancock	81	10	6	3
Harrison	218	6	1	1
Hinds	786	22	76	13
Holmes	310	20	70	9
Humphreys	49	5	14	3
Itawamba	79	7	33	6
Jackson	287	13	39	4
Jasper	116	3	0	0
Jefferson	38	0	0	0
Jefferson Davis	69	2	3	1
Jones	358	10	45	5
Kemper	105	10	25	6
Lafayette	109	3	37	0
Lamar	199	4	4	2
Lauderdale	602	46 *	159	28
Lawrence	80	0	1	0
Leake	364	7	4	0
Lee	96	5	8	1
Leflore	202	22	51	11
Lincoln	218	18	68	14
Lowndes	132	6	9	4
Madison	561	17	89	11
Marion	93	8	14	2
Marshall	67	3	2	0
Monroe	220	23	92	20
Montgomery	74	1	0	0
Neshoba	429	25	50	13
Newton	196	3	2	0
Noxubee	145	4	14	3
Oktibbeha	107	8	28	4
Panola	52	2	0	0
Pearl River	195	27	42	9
Perry	37	2	0	0
Pike	184	11	14	6
Pontotoc	25	2	3	0
Prentiss	36	3	21	3
Quitman	21	0	0	0
Rankin	295	6	5	0
Scott	550	10	12	2
Sharkey	7	0	0	0
Simpson	78	0	4	0
Smith	120	9	29	6
Stone	24	0	0	0
Sunflower	68	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	21	1	0	0
Tate	55	1	2	0
Tippah	69	11	0	0
Tishomingo	21	0	1	0
Tunica	45	2	12	2
Union	65	4	18	3
Walthall	44	0	0	0
Warren	135	5	34	3
Washington	128	4	5	1
Wayne	45	0	2	0
Webster	22	1	0	0
Wilkinson	78	9	5	2
Winston	86	0	0	0
Yalobusha	75	2	24	2
Yazoo	192	2	7	0
Total	11,704	554	1,534	271

* Note: One death that was previously reported from Lauderdale County was in error, and has corrected.

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 18

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.