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The number of COVID-19 cases in Adams County increased by 13 cases Thursday, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. The double-digit increase continues to indicate a significant rise in reported cases for Adams County in the last seven days.

Since June 26, the number of COVID-19 cases in Adams County has risen a total of 37 cases  — from 243 to 280 cases reported Thursday.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported Thursday an additional 870 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours bringing the total cases to 28,770. The state estimates more than 19,000 of those cases have fully recovered.

But state statistics also showed a sharp rise in patients hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases. More than 75 new patients were hospitalized, in the last 24 hours, the state reported.

In total 863 people were in Mississippi hospitals yesterday, the state reported. The previous record was set the day prior.

The state also reported 10 new deaths were attributed to the virus bringing the total death toll to 1,092.

Mississippi’s death toll from coronavirus includes 529 people from long-term care facilities or 48.4 percent of the total deaths.

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	280	18	44	10
Alcorn	60	1	1	0
Amite	84	2	12	2
Attala	355	23	89	19
Benton	27	0	1	0
Bolivar	298	13	28	4
Calhoun	124	4	23	4
Carroll	161	11	45	9
Chickasaw	264	18	36	11
Choctaw	72	4	0	0
Claiborne	239	10	43	8
Clarke	204	24	19	9
Clay	244	10	0	0
Coahoma	190	6	0	0
Copiah	580	16	29	3
Covington	317	5	1	0
Desoto	1442	16	18	5
Forrest	829	42	95	29
Franklin	39	2	3	1
George	75	3	1	0
Greene	96	8	34	5
Grenada	396	5	21	2
Hancock	123	13	8	4
Harrison	794	10	58	4
Hinds	2247	39	133	14
Holmes	536	41	98	20
Humphreys	130	9	18	6
Issaquena	8	1	0	0
Itawamba	130	8	34	7
Jackson	557	16	44	5
Jasper	251	6	0	0
Jefferson	96	3	0	0
Jefferson Davis	107	4	3	1
Jones	1091	49	151	32
Kemper	176	14	38	9
Lafayette	368	4	42	1
Lamar	431	7	3	2
Lauderdale	894	79	201	51
Lawrence	162	1	0	0
Leake	565	19	3	0
Lee	518	16	61	10
Leflore	474	49	168	34
Lincoln	437	34	111	26
Lowndes	459	12	21	6
Madison	1242	34	134	18
Marion	263	11	15	2
Marshall	212	3	5	0
Monroe	375	29	95	24
Montgomery	124	2	0	0
Neshoba	970	70	90	27
Newton	332	9	5	0
Noxubee	247	8	15	3
Oktibbeha	516	25	112	18
Panola	295	6	2	1
Pearl River	245	32	47	12
Perry	63	4	0	0
Pike	393	12	31	6
Pontotoc	261	6	3	1
Prentiss	100	3	24	3
Quitman	69	0	0	0
Rankin	860	12	27	0
Scott	757	15	13	2
Sharkey	27	0	0	0
Simpson	271	3	2	0
Smith	211	11	52	8
Stone	54	1	0	0
Sunflower	321	6	0	0
Tallahatchie	115	3	3	1
Tate	264	8	26	5
Tippah	127	11	0	0
Tishomingo	73	1	2	0
Tunica	90	3	12	2
Union	181	9	20	8
Walthall	179	4	0	0
Warren	463	17	39	9
Washington	512	9	8	1
Wayne	522	12	26	2
Webster	126	10	52	9
Wilkinson	92	9	5	2
Winston	244	6	29	3
Yalobusha	166	7	35	7
Yazoo	478	6	19	2
Total	28,770	1,092	2,686	529