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NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 674 new cases of COVID-19 and 30 virus-related deaths in Mississippi on Tuesday.

MSDH reports 21 of the latest recorded deaths occurred between July 5 and July 7 and were only recently confirmed to have been COVID-19 related with death certificate reports.

Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 32,888 with 1,188 deaths.

Mississippi’s COVID-19 numbers are surging each day in recent weeks.

“Please wear a mask,” said Gov. Tate Reeves during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “Please protect your loved ones and stay at home as much as possible.”

Adams County’s numbers increased by 17 cases to 332 confirmed COVID-19 cases since Tuesday’s reported number of 315 in the county. Adams County’s death toll remains at 18 on Wednesday and local officials are reporting larger numbers of positive cases in the county in recent days.

On Monday, Adams County Emergency Management Agency Director Robert Bradford said Adams County had 69 active cases which is a sharp increase in active cases compared to earlier months of the pandemic when active cases averaged 20-25 at any given time.

Natchez Mayor and Board of Aldermen and Adams County Board of Supervisor members unanimously enacted mask resolutions for the city and county during a special joint meeting on Friday, requiring most people to wear a mask in public places where social distancing of 6 feet or more is not possible.

Statewide, MSDH reports 108 long-term care facilities such as nursing homes in the state now have active outbreaks and 41 new COVID-19 cases where an outbreak is defined as one or more cases among residents or staff.

There were 648 COVID-19 patients in Mississippi hospitals as of 6 p.m. Monday, which is up from 609 patients on Sunday.

Adams County has had a total of 332 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.

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	332	18	44	10
Alcorn	76	2	1	1
Amite	104	3	13	2
Attala	365	23	89	19
Benton	42	0	1	0
Bolivar	370	18	32	6
Calhoun	142	5	23	4
Carroll	171	11	45	9
Chickasaw	291	19	36	11
Choctaw	75	4	0	0
Claiborne	289	10	43	8
Clarke	211	25	19	9
Clay	251	11	1	1
Coahoma	213	6	0	0
Copiah	627	15	29	3
Covington	396	5	2	0
Desoto	1767	18	20	5
Forrest	927	43	95	29
Franklin	47	2	3	1
George	94	3	1	0
Greene	108	9	34	6
Grenada	522	7	42	4
Hancock	134	13	9	4
Harrison	1003	12	91	5
Hinds	2642	46	138	16
Holmes	570	41	98	20
Humphreys	156	9	18	6
Issaquena	10	1	0	0
Itawamba	140	8	34	7
Jackson	704	17	46	5
Jasper	266	6	1	0
Jefferson	114	3	0	0
Jefferson Davis	114	4	3	1
Jones	1159	49	155	33
Kemper	179	14	38	9
Lafayette	419	4	42	1
Lamar	500	7	3	2
Lauderdale	937	81	202	52
Lawrence	189	2	0	0
Leake	598	20	3	0
Lee	575	21	64	14
Leflore	507	56	171	41
Lincoln	492	34	111	26
Lowndes	515	13	22	6
Madison	1355	36	135	18
Marion	308	12	15	2
Marshall	264	3	6	0
Monroe	431	35	99	29
Montgomery	143	2	0	0
Neshoba	1016	73	97	27
Newton	352	10	7	1
Noxubee	273	8	15	3
Oktibbeha	557	28	128	18
Panola	392	6	2	1
Pearl River	269	32	48	12
Perry	76	4	0	0
Pike	466	17	41	8
Pontotoc	316	6	3	1
Prentiss	111	3	24	3
Quitman	89	1	0	0
Rankin	999	15	33	0
Scott	785	15	14	2
Sharkey	40	0	1	0
Simpson	360	3	2	0
Smith	234	12	52	8
Stone	72	2	2	1
Sunflower	436	8	1	0
Tallahatchie	156	4	3	1
Tate	319	12	28	8
Tippah	142	11	0	0
Tishomingo	91	1	2	0
Tunica	115	3	12	2
Union	233	11	20	8
Walthall	208	7	2	1
Warren	540	20	39	9
Washington	626	10	9	1
Wayne	551	16	27	2
Webster	128	11	52	10
Wilkinson	94	9	5	2
Winston	282	10	32	7
Yalobusha	183	8	35	7
Yazoo	533	6	20	2
Total	32,888	1,188	2,833	570