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NATCHEZ — On Thursday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported the state’s greatest spike in newly recorded COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period with 1,092 new cases statewide and five new virus-related deaths.

The state’s total number presumptive and confirmed of COVID-19 cases since March now stands at 24,516 with a total of 1,016 COVID-19 related deaths.

MSDH reported 50 new cases and 86 active outbreaks in long-term care facilities in the state. One or more cases among residents or staff of a long-term care facility count as an outbreak.

MSDH data also shows the number of Mississippians hospitalized with the virus has steadily risen since June 20.

MSDH reported 536 Mississippians with confirmed COVID-19 infection were hospitalized with the disease as well as 219 Mississippians with suspected COVID-19 infection as of 6 p.m. Wednesday.

In Adams County, eight new virus cases and no new deaths were reported Thursday.

Adams County has reported a total of 242 cases and 18 deaths since March 11 along with 43 long-term care facility cases, 10 of which resulted in death.

Neifa Hardy of Adams County Emergency Management said there were a total 12 active virus cases in the county as of Wednesday, which doesn’t include new cases reported on Thursday or individuals who have recovered as of Thursday.

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	242	18	43	10
Alcorn	47	1	1	0
Amite	81	2	12	2
Attala	341	23	89	19
Benton	25	0	1	0
Bolivar	233	13	24	4
Calhoun	108	4	23	4
Carroll	141	11	45	9
Chickasaw	217	18	36	11
Choctaw	68	3	0	0
Claiborne	200	10	43	8
Clarke	193	22	19	9
Clay	229	7	0	0
Coahoma	175	6	0	0
Copiah	528	12	29	3
Covington	253	5	1	0
Desoto	1091	15	18	4
Forrest	759	42	95	29
Franklin	32	2	3	1
George	60	3	1	0
Greene	75	5	30	3
Grenada	252	4	17	2
Hancock	112	13	8	4
Harrison	562	7	15	2
Hinds	1772	34	92	13
Holmes	501	39	98	19
Humphreys	107	9	18	6
Issaquena	2	0	0	0
Itawamba	112	8	34	7
Jackson	458	16	44	5
Jasper	221	6	0	0
Jefferson	69	3	1	0
Jefferson Davis	94	3	3	1
Jones	994	48	144	31
Kemper	170	13	37	9
Lafayette	303	4	42	1
Lamar	369	7	3	2
Lauderdale	864	78	193	49
Lawrence	140	1	0	0
Leake	520	17	3	0
Lee	429	15	61	9
Leflore	439	48	168	33
Lincoln	411	32	110	25
Lowndes	412	10	19	6
Madison	1082	31	120	16
Marion	215	10	15	2
Marshall	160	3	4	0
Monroe	328	28	94	24
Montgomery	110	2	0	0
Neshoba	922	63	77	25
Newton	325	8	4	0
Noxubee	234	7	15	3
Oktibbeha	448	21	110	16
Panola	221	5	2	1
Pearl River	232	32	47	12
Perry	56	4	0	0
Pike	321	11	21	6
Pontotoc	175	3	3	1
Prentiss	85	3	24	3
Quitman	56	0	0	0
Rankin	682	12	22	0
Scott	721	14	13	2
Sharkey	20	0	0	0
Simpson	187	2	2	0
Smith	199	11	52	8
Stone	48	1	0	0
Sunflower	209	6	0	0
Tallahatchie	85	1	2	0
Tate	221	5	17	3
Tippah	115	11	0	0
Tishomingo	58	1	2	0
Tunica	81	3	12	2
Union	150	8	20	7
Walthall	163	3	0	0
Warren	371	16	39	9
Washington	369	9	7	1
Wayne	461	9	17	1
Webster	124	10	52	9
Wilkinson	87	9	5	2
Winston	217	4	12	1
Yalobusha	141	7	35	7
Yazoo	426	6	19	2
Total	24,516	1,016	2,487	503

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

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	24,358	158	24,516
Deaths	999	17	1,016

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

• 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

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.

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities PDF
  Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living homes, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability (ICF-IID)
• Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in residential care facilities PDF
  Residential care facilities include psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers and long-term acute care facilities.

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 long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 outbreaks PDF
  June 19, 2020

Mississippi COVID-19 Map and Charts

Data Summaries as of June 24

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.