State reports 283 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

Published 3:05 pm Monday, June 15, 2020

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The Mississippi State Department of Health on Monday reported 283 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths in the state.

Greene, Jones, Lamar and Panola counties each had one new death as of 6 p.m. Sunday, MSDH reports.

Since March 11, the state has had 19,664 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 879 deaths, 135 probable cases and 16 probable COVID-19 related deaths for a total of 19,799 cases and 895 deaths, MSDH reports.

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Adams County has had a total of 226 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths since March 11, including 43 cases and 10 deaths among residents of long-term care facilities in the county.

The state has had a total of 83 COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities, where an outbreak is defined as one or more cases among residents or staff, MSDH reports.

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 226 17 43 10
Alcorn 30 1 0 0
Amite 72 2 12 2
Attala 332 23 89 19
Benton 17 0 1 0
Bolivar 194 12 19 4
Calhoun 80 4 23 4
Carroll 122 11 45 9
Chickasaw 168 16 35 10
Choctaw 65 2 0 0
Claiborne 140 8 42 7
Clarke 166 21 17 9
Clay 174 6 0 0
Coahoma 150 4 0 0
Copiah 412 6 3 0
Covington 206 3 1 0
Desoto 718 13 18 4
Forrest 681 41 93 29
Franklin 30 2 3 1
George 37 2 1 0
Greene 54 3 17 1
Grenada 164 4 17 2
Hancock 100 12 9 3
Harrison 367 7 3 2
Hinds 1308 27 88 13
Holmes 471 34 97 17
Humphreys 82 8 18 6
Issaquena 0 0 0 0
Itawamba 103 8 33 7
Jackson 367 16 38 5
Jasper 197 4 0 0
Jefferson 55 2 0 0
Jefferson Davis 84 3 3 1
Jones 881 39 118 21
Kemper 169 12 37 9
Lafayette 181 4 40 1
Lamar 288 6 3 2
Lauderdale 811 75 181 48
Lawrence 118 1 0 0
Leake 487 15 2 0
Lee 301 11 39 4
Leflore 368 45 157 31
Lincoln 327 32 93 25
Lowndes 317 9 19 5
Madison 889 30 101 16
Marion 145 9 15 2
Marshall 107 3 1 0
Monroe 295 25 93 22
Montgomery 97 1 0 0
Neshoba 881 50 68 22
Newton 322 6 4 0
Noxubee 212 6 15 3
Oktibbeha 363 17 98 14
Panola 127 4 0 0
Pearl River 223 31 45 11
Perry 54 3 0 0
Pike 244 11 17 6
Pontotoc 77 3 3 1
Prentiss 66 3 24 3
Quitman 50 0 0 0
Rankin 539 10 14 0
Scott 690 12 13 2
Sharkey 8 0 0 0
Simpson 119 1 2 0
Smith 180 11 52 8
Stone 35 0 0 0
Sunflower 121 4 0 0
Tallahatchie 43 1 0 0
Tate 134 1 2 0
Tippah 94 11 0 0
Tishomingo 47 0 2 0
Tunica 66 3 12 2
Union 102 8 19 7
Walthall 105 1 0 0
Warren 259 12 39 8
Washington 266 8 7 1
Wayne 389 7 3 0
Webster 109 8 50 7
Wilkinson 85 9 5 2
Winston 150 2 0 0
Yalobusha 138 7 35 7
Yazoo 348 6 19 2
Total 19,799 895 2,215 457

Case Classifications

Mississippi investigates and reports both probable and confirmed cases and deaths according to the CSTE case definition.

Confirmed Probable Total
Cases 19,664 135 19,799
Deaths 879 16 895

Confirmed cases and deaths are generally determined by positive PCR tests, which detect the presence of ongoing coronavirus infection.

Probable cases are those who test positive by other testing methods such as antibody or antigen, and have recent symptoms consistent with COVID-19, indicating a recent infection.

Probable deaths are those individuals with a designation of COVID-19 as a cause of death on the death certificate, but where no confirmatory testing was performed.

Mississippi Cases and Deaths Tables

Long-Term Care Facility Cases and Outbreaks

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. Residential care facilities also represent group living facilities where COVID-19 can be easily spread.

Active Outbreaks

The table of active outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current COVID-19 outbreak. Resident and employee totals are for those cases associated with the current outbreak only. The reported deaths are those which have occurred only among the cases in the current outbreak.

Mississippi COVID-19 Map and Charts

Data Overviews as of June 14

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.