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NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 797 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 virus-related deaths in Mississippi on Saturday.

Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 35,419 with 1,230 deaths.

MSDH reports 106 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 703 confirmed COVID-19 patients in Mississippi hospitals and 260 patients in Mississippi hospitals with suspected COVID-19 infection as of 6 p.m. Friday.

The number of confirmed positive COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Mississippi is slightly down from Thursday evening by eight patients.

The total number of infections in Adams County since March is up to 351 and 20 total deaths reported by MSDH. Of those cases, 44 were residents of long-term care facilities in Adams County and 11 residents of long-term care facilities died with the disease.

On Thursday, Adams County had 81 active COVID-19 cases, which local officials said was the highest rate ever in the county.

Adams County’s total number of COVID-19 infections on Thursday was at 340 and has since increased by 11 cases.

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	351	20	44	11
Alcorn	100	2	1	1
Amite	110	3	13	2
Attala	384	24	89	19
Benton	46	0	1	0
Bolivar	405	18	37	6
Calhoun	164	5	23	4
Carroll	181	11	45	9
Chickasaw	297	19	35	11
Choctaw	75	4	0	0
Claiborne	301	11	43	8
Clarke	223	25	19	9
Clay	258	11	2	1
Coahoma	222	6	1	0
Copiah	653	15	30	3
Covington	435	5	3	0
Desoto	1900	19	21	5
Forrest	993	43	95	29
Franklin	54	2	3	1
George	116	3	1	0
Greene	113	10	34	6
Grenada	594	9	43	5
Hancock	144	13	8	4
Harrison	1136	16	98	9
Hinds	2908	51	151	17
Holmes	586	41	98	20
Humphreys	163	10	18	6
Issaquena	10	1	0	0
Itawamba	146	8	34	7
Jackson	775	19	48	6
Jasper	277	6	1	0
Jefferson	126	3	2	0
Jefferson Davis	120	4	3	1
Jones	1203	49	157	34
Kemper	184	14	38	9
Lafayette	497	4	42	1
Lamar	534	7	3	2
Lauderdale	963	81	202	52
Lawrence	209	2	0	0
Leake	635	20	3	0
Lee	612	22	66	15
Leflore	531	56	173	41
Lincoln	529	35	115	27
Lowndes	548	13	25	6
Madison	1446	38	136	19
Marion	327	12	15	2
Marshall	277	3	6	0
Monroe	456	35	108	29
Montgomery	171	3	0	0
Neshoba	1045	77	106	30
Newton	375	10	7	1
Noxubee	278	8	15	3
Oktibbeha	611	28	132	18
Panola	448	6	2	1
Pearl River	288	32	50	12
Perry	87	4	0	0
Pike	499	20	42	10
Pontotoc	346	6	3	1
Prentiss	120	4	24	3
Quitman	99	1	0	0
Rankin	1087	15	53	0
Scott	819	15	14	2
Sharkey	48	0	1	0
Simpson	393	3	3	0
Smith	246	12	52	8
Stone	74	2	2	1
Sunflower	477	8	1	0
Tallahatchie	195	4	3	1
Tate	352	13	27	8
Tippah	145	11	0	0
Tishomingo	97	1	2	0
Tunica	123	3	12	2
Union	252	11	20	8
Walthall	262	7	11	1
Warren	594	21	39	9
Washington	722	13	18	4
Wayne	562	18	37	4
Webster	134	11	52	10
Wilkinson	98	9	5	2
Winston	295	11	38	8
Yalobusha	207	9	35	7
Yazoo	553	6	20	2
Total	35,419	1,230	2,959	593