Mississippi reports another big jump in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
Published 12:57 pm Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health on Wednesday reported another large one-day jump in confirmed COVID-19 cases with 1,547 new cases.
Also, on the Wednesday the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 34 new COVID-19 deaths and 942 patients with confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state’s hospitals.
Adams County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 6 cases to 455 cases and the county’s death toll remains at 22.
Mississippi’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 47,071 and 1,423 deaths since the pandemic began March 11.
On Monday, the Adams County Emergency Management Agency reported the county had 58 active cases and Merit Health Natchez had 11 patients with confirmed COVID-19 cases.
MSDH reports 161 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.
Adams County has a total of 44 long-term care facility cases reported since the outbreak began with 11 confirmed deaths in long-term care facilities.
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.
Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County
Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. The data provided below is the most current available.
County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
Adams | 455 | 22 | 44 | 11 |
Alcorn | 190 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Amite | 151 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
Attala | 432 | 23 | 89 | 19 |
Benton | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bolivar | 634 | 22 | 42 | 7 |
Calhoun | 303 | 5 | 23 | 4 |
Carroll | 225 | 11 | 45 | 9 |
Chickasaw | 350 | 19 | 35 | 11 |
Choctaw | 97 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Claiborne | 359 | 12 | 43 | 9 |
Clarke | 263 | 25 | 19 | 9 |
Clay | 310 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
Coahoma | 465 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Copiah | 783 | 21 | 30 | 3 |
Covington | 498 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Desoto | 2619 | 20 | 23 | 5 |
Forrest | 1267 | 45 | 96 | 29 |
Franklin | 78 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
George | 196 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Greene | 170 | 10 | 34 | 6 |
Grenada | 730 | 16 | 60 | 9 |
Hancock | 214 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
Harrison | 1573 | 21 | 113 | 11 |
Hinds | 3952 | 77 | 201 | 26 |
Holmes | 687 | 43 | 97 | 20 |
Humphreys | 227 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
Issaquena | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Itawamba | 220 | 9 | 34 | 7 |
Jackson | 1368 | 23 | 68 | 6 |
Jasper | 308 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Jefferson | 151 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Jefferson Davis | 159 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Jones | 1432 | 53 | 159 | 35 |
Kemper | 204 | 15 | 38 | 9 |
Lafayette | 633 | 4 | 42 | 1 |
Lamar | 845 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Lauderdale | 1154 | 83 | 203 | 54 |
Lawrence | 222 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Leake | 699 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
Lee | 879 | 26 | 66 | 15 |
Leflore | 681 | 57 | 184 | 41 |
Lincoln | 622 | 37 | 115 | 27 |
Lowndes | 714 | 19 | 46 | 10 |
Madison | 1852 | 47 | 152 | 22 |
Marion | 449 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
Marshall | 407 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Monroe | 536 | 44 | 124 | 37 |
Montgomery | 237 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Neshoba | 1129 | 82 | 107 | 34 |
Newton | 452 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Noxubee | 341 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
Oktibbeha | 712 | 30 | 132 | 18 |
Panola | 617 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Pearl River | 391 | 32 | 52 | 12 |
Perry | 143 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Pike | 649 | 26 | 53 | 12 |
Pontotoc | 538 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Prentiss | 219 | 6 | 24 | 3 |
Quitman | 138 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rankin | 1623 | 23 | 66 | 8 |
Scott | 911 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
Sharkey | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Simpson | 576 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
Smith | 325 | 12 | 53 | 8 |
Stone | 111 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Sunflower | 699 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
Tallahatchie | 318 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Tate | 511 | 19 | 29 | 11 |
Tippah | 212 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Tishomingo | 184 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Tunica | 168 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
Union | 353 | 11 | 20 | 8 |
Walthall | 372 | 14 | 54 | 8 |
Warren | 762 | 23 | 41 | 9 |
Washington | 1128 | 20 | 28 | 6 |
Wayne | 654 | 21 | 54 | 8 |
Webster | 148 | 11 | 52 | 10 |
Wilkinson | 134 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Winston | 458 | 14 | 40 | 10 |
Yalobusha | 256 | 9 | 35 | 7 |
Yazoo | 653 | 8 | 21 | 2 |
Total | 47,071 | 1,423 | 3,257 | 662 |