Tuesday update: Mississippi’s virus cases, hospitalizations continue to rise

Published 2:43 pm Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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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.

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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