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NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 680 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 virus-related deaths in Mississippi on Tuesday.

Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 27,247 with 1,073 deaths.

MSDH reports 95 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 were 560 COVID-19 patients in Mississippi hospitals as of 6 p.m. Monday, which is up from 513 patients on Sunday.

MSDH reported 10 new virus cases in Adam’s County on Wednesday and no new deaths. Adams County has a total of 263 confirmed virus cases and 18 virus-related deaths reported since March 11. Of those cases, 44 were residents of long-term care facilities in Adams County and 10 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	263	18	44	10
Alcorn	55	1	1	0
Amite	81	2	12	2
Attala	350	23	89	19
Benton	27	0	1	0
Bolivar	261	13	28	4
Calhoun	119	4	23	4
Carroll	157	11	45	9
Chickasaw	254	18	36	11
Choctaw	71	4	0	0
Claiborne	228	10	43	8
Clarke	198	24	19	9
Clay	240	10	0	0
Coahoma	183	6	0	0
Copiah	562	14	29	3
Covington	290	5	1	0
Desoto	1311	15	18	4
Forrest	798	42	95	29
Franklin	38	2	3	1
George	73	3	1	0
Greene	91	7	34	5
Grenada	367	5	21	2
Hancock	120	13	8	4
Harrison	719	8	22	2
Hinds	2111	39	130	14
Holmes	520	40	98	20
Humphreys	120	9	18	6
Issaquena	6	1	0	0
Itawamba	122	8	34	7
Jackson	505	16	43	5
Jasper	245	6	0	0
Jefferson	84	3	0	0
Jefferson Davis	103	4	3	1
Jones	1061	49	144	32
Kemper	174	13	38	9
Lafayette	339	4	42	1
Lamar	407	7	3	2
Lauderdale	879	78	201	51
Lawrence	154	1	0	0
Leake	547	19	3	0
Lee	477	16	61	10
Leflore	469	48	168	33
Lincoln	434	34	111	26
Lowndes	444	11	21	6
Madison	1206	34	133	18
Marion	240	11	15	2
Marshall	196	3	4	0
Monroe	355	29	94	24
Montgomery	116	2	0	0
Neshoba	952	68	86	26
Newton	328	9	4	0
Noxubee	245	8	15	3
Oktibbeha	483	24	111	18
Panola	254	6	2	1
Pearl River	239	32	47	12
Perry	59	4	0	0
Pike	356	12	27	6
Pontotoc	231	4	3	1
Prentiss	97	3	24	3
Quitman	67	0	0	0
Rankin	816	12	27	0
Scott	742	15	13	2
Sharkey	24	0	0	0
Simpson	218	3	2	0
Smith	204	11	52	8
Stone	51	1	0	0
Sunflower	280	6	0	0
Tallahatchie	94	3	2	1
Tate	245	7	18	5
Tippah	121	11	0	0
Tishomingo	65	1	2	0
Tunica	89	3	12	2
Union	172	9	20	8
Walthall	169	4	0	0
Warren	425	17	39	9
Washington	465	9	8	1
Wayne	515	11	23	2
Webster	123	10	52	9
Wilkinson	89	9	5	2
Winston	240	5	25	2
Yalobusha	152	7	35	7
Yazoo	467	6	19	2
Total	27,247	1,073	2,610	523