State reports 418 new virus cases, 17 deaths

Published 5:49 pm Friday, May 29, 2020

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The Mississippi State Department of Health on Friday reported 418 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 17 new deaths.

Hinds, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Madison, Scott and Warren counties each reported one new death and Jones and Lincoln counties reported three new deaths.

Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 14,790 with 710 deaths.

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MSDH reports 130 long-term care facilities such as nursing homes in the state now have active outbreaks where an outbreak is defined as one or more cases among residents or staff.

There are 419 COVID-19 patients in Mississippi hospitals.

As of Friday, Adam’s County has had a total of 192 confirmed virus cases and 15 virus-related deaths reported since March 11. Of those cases, 43 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 192 15 43 8
Alcorn 16 1 0 0
Amite 59 1 9 1
Attala 287 15 79 14
Benton 15 0 1 0
Bolivar 156 11 17 4
Calhoun 63 4 23 4
Carroll 118 11 46 9
Chickasaw 132 12 34 8
Choctaw 39 2 0 0
Claiborne 72 2 8 1
Clarke 139 18 17 7
Clay 111 4 0 0
Coahoma 120 4 0 0
Copiah 298 4 0 0
Covington 159 2 1 0
Desoto 520 7 19 2
Forrest 534 38 87 27
Franklin 28 2 2 1
George 21 1 0 0
Greene 11 1 0 0
Grenada 88 3 14 2
Hancock 87 11 9 3
Harrison 251 7 3 2
Hinds 971 25 80 13
Holmes 389 24 80 12
Humphreys 59 7 16 5
Itawamba 85 7 33 6
Jackson 302 13 40 4
Jasper 152 4 1 0
Jefferson 41 1 0 0
Jefferson Davis 77 2 4 1
Jones 576 25 81 13
Kemper 144 11 32 7
Lafayette 130 4 38 1
Lamar 235 5 5 2
Lauderdale 730 59 190 38
Lawrence 102 1 1 0
Leake 409 12 1 0
Lee 139 6 18 1
Leflore 255 30 84 17
Lincoln 250 27 86 21
Lowndes 200 9 19 5
Madison 709 23 101 12
Marion 114 9 14 2
Marshall 81 3 2 0
Monroe 254 25 92 22
Montgomery 81 1 0 0
Neshoba 606 38 67 21
Newton 263 4 4 0
Noxubee 179 6 14 3
Oktibbeha 233 11 42 7
Panola 66 3 0 0
Pearl River 207 31 45 11
Perry 50 3 0 0
Pike 202 11 15 6
Pontotoc 29 3 3 1
Prentiss 51 3 22 3
Quitman 25 0 0 0
Rankin 399 7 6 0
Scott 640 11 13 2
Sharkey 7 0 0 0
Simpson 95 0 5 0
Smith 148 11 30 7
Stone 30 0 0 0
Sunflower 79 3 0 0
Tallahatchie 26 1 0 0
Tate 81 1 2 0
Tippah 71 11 0 0
Tishomingo 30 0 1 0
Tunica 53 3 12 2
Union 81 5 20 4
Walthall 54 0 0 0
Warren 163 8 37 6
Washington 165 7 8 1
Wayne 171 0 2 0
Webster 64 1 18 0
Wilkinson 86 9 5 2
Winston 109 1 0 0
Yalobusha 87 5 27 5
Yazoo 239 4 11 2
Total 14,790 710 1,839 358

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.)

Mississippi Cases and Deaths Tables

Mississippi COVID-19 Map and Charts

Data Overviews as of May 28

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

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.