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NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 539 new confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide and 11 new deaths on Saturday.

Adams County’s numbers as of Saturday’s statewide report were at 820 confirmed COVID-19 cases and the death toll remains at 32.

Mississippi’s total COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 86,478 with 2,569 deaths.

Adams County had 96 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, according to the Adams County Emergency Management Office.

Earlier this week, volunteer statistician Norma Williams told city leaders during Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson’s weekly “COVID Currents” meeting that Mississippi had the third highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate behind Louisiana and Florida.

Local officials stressed the importance of maintaining social distance, avoiding crowds, handwashing and mask wearing throughout the Labor Day weekend to help curtail the spread of COVID-19

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	820	32	46	12
Alcorn	672	6	17	1
Amite	285	7	14	2
Attala	599	25	90	20
Benton	201	1	2	0
Bolivar	1634	57	111	19
Calhoun	485	11	25	4
Carroll	296	12	45	9
Chickasaw	606	22	43	12
Choctaw	161	4	1	0
Claiborne	443	16	43	9
Clarke	489	32	55	13
Clay	498	16	3	1
Coahoma	1041	21	78	2
Copiah	1113	31	34	4
Covington	737	17	12	4
De Soto	4870	48	53	9
Forrest	2224	68	154	40
Franklin	180	3	3	1
George	708	13	20	4
Greene	314	14	35	6
Grenada	976	32	100	18
Hancock	513	20	9	4
Harrison	3469	62	221	25
Hinds	6660	143	379	61
Holmes	1058	54	99	20
Humphreys	349	15	22	6
Issaquena	98	3		0
Itawamba	631	17	53	9
Jackson	3147	60	75	7
Jasper	504	13	1	0
Jefferson	224	9	11	3
Jefferson Davis	308	9	3	1
Jones	2218	75	178	36
Kemper	277	15	39	9
Lafayette	1707	38	122	27
Lamar	1512	32	23	10
Lauderdale	1861	113	247	64
Lawrence	413	11	27	2
Leake	902	31	9	0
Lee	2315	61	146	28
Leflore	1264	76	187	45
Lincoln	1002	52	133	31
Lowndes	1314	56	95	32
Madison	3048	83	234	44
Marion	798	26	64	7
Marshall	996	14	29	6
Monroe	1092	61	148	44
Montgomery	422	18	33	8
Neshoba	1460	101	110	37
Newton	693	18	28	6
Noxubee	531	14	18	4
Oktibbeha	1562	46	191	30
Panola	1328	25	13	2
Pearl River	787	48	70	20
Perry	346	11	1	0
Pike	1167	46	80	21
Pontotoc	1106	13	6	1
Prentiss	669	15	47	3
Quitman	348	4		0
Rankin	2987	69	151	18
Scott	1123	22	15	3
Sharkey	254	9	43	8
Simpson	959	40	101	19
Smith	492	13	54	8
Stone	331	10	44	6
Sunflower	1306	39	53	10
Tallahatchie	672	13	13	2
Tate	878	35	32	12
Tippah	564	16	3	0
Tishomingo	581	30	96	21
Tunica	457	13	12	2
Union	909	23	46	11
Walthall	576	24	67	13
Warren	1340	47	112	22
Washington	2071	66	104	22
Wayne	858	21	59	10
Webster	313	13	52	11
Wilkinson	284	17	15	4
Winston	709	19	40	11
Yalobusha	389	13	35	7
Yazoo	974	21	38	5
Total	86,478	2,569	5,320	1,068