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NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 242 new confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide and 1 new death on Monday.

Adams County’s numbers as of Monday’s statewide report were rose by five new confirmed cases over night to 828 confirmed COVID-19 cases and the death toll remains at 32.

Mississippi’s total COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 87,130 with 2,585 deaths.

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

Last 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
Adams	828	32
Alcorn	683	7
Amite	285	8
Attala	598	25
Benton	201	1
Bolivar	1648	58
Calhoun	487	11
Carroll	297	12
Chickasaw	610	22
Choctaw	163	4
Claiborne	443	16
Clarke	491	32
Clay	505	16
Coahoma	1044	22
Copiah	1131	31
Covington	739	17
De Soto	4931	50
Forrest	2233	68
Franklin	181	3
George	711	13
Greene	315	14
Grenada	980	32
Hancock	517	20
Harrison	3514	63
Hinds	6686	143
Holmes	1064	55
Humphreys	349	15
Issaquena	98	3
Itawamba	641	17
Jackson	3172	60
Jasper	507	13
Jefferson	227	9
Jefferson Davis	308	9
Jones	2234	75
Kemper	278	15
Lafayette	1778	38
Lamar	1515	32
Lauderdale	1867	113
Lawrence	413	11
Leake	909	31
Lee	2346	61
Leflore	1272	76
Lincoln	1007	52
Lowndes	1321	56
Madison	3059	83
Marion	802	27
Marshall	1005	14
Monroe	1100	61
Montgomery	423	18
Neshoba	1463	101
Newton	697	19
Noxubee	531	14
Oktibbeha	1592	46
Panola	1333	25
Pearl River	791	49
Perry	355	12
Pike	1171	46
Pontotoc	1125	13
Prentiss	682	15
Quitman	351	5
Rankin	3010	69
Scott	1125	22
Sharkey	254	10
Simpson	962	40
Smith	492	13
Stone	339	10
Sunflower	1311	40
Tallahatchie	674	13
Tate	883	35
Tippah	568	16
Tishomingo	592	31
Tunica	458	13
Union	912	23
Walthall	577	24
Warren	1341	46
Washington	2078	67
Wayne	862	21
Webster	315	13
Wilkinson	284	17
Winston	709	19
Yalobusha	391	13
Yazoo	986	21
Total	87,130	2,585