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NATCHEZ — Adams County Coroner James Lee said he recorded another Adams County COVID-19 death Saturday when he pronounced a 90-year-old male dead of the disease.

Once the Mississippi State Department of Health receives notice, it will bring Adams County’s COVID-19 death toll to 38 since the pandemic began in March.

On Saturday, the MSDH reported 645 new confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide and 17 new deaths on Saturday.

Adams County’s numbers as of Saturday’s statewide report were rose to 941 confirmed COVID-19 cases with a death toll of 37.

Mississippi’s total COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 96,677 with 2,911 deaths.

Adams County had 89 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday, 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 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	941	37	48	13
Alcorn	820	11	18	2
Amite	332	10	14	2
Attala	667	25	90	20
Benton	227	3	4	0
Bolivar	1845	66	204	26
Calhoun	521	12	25	4
Carroll	319	12	45	9
Chickasaw	684	24	44	13
Choctaw	186	6	1	0
Claiborne	465	16	43	9
Clarke	600	46	83	23
Clay	595	18	17	3
Coahoma	1163	29	83	4
Copiah	1191	33	55	4
Covington	827	22	31	7
De Soto	5594	60	68	13
Forrest	2489	73	173	40
Franklin	193	3	4	1
George	780	13	34	6
Greene	388	17	38	6
Grenada	1090	36	107	20
Hancock	587	22	12	4
Harrison	3883	74	240	31
Hinds	7143	160	429	65
Holmes	1098	59	101	20
Humphreys	377	15	21	6
Issaquena	105	3	0	0
Itawamba	826	21	80	16
Jackson	3505	70	77	7
Jasper	575	15	1	0
Jefferson	243	9	12	3
Jefferson Davis	342	11	3	1
Jones	2487	79	183	37
Kemper	290	15	39	9
Lafayette	2191	39	122	28
Lamar	1716	35	28	11
Lauderdale	2059	125	260	73
Lawrence	433	13	26	2
Leake	960	38	25	5
Lee	2736	70	158	32
Leflore	1410	81	190	45
Lincoln	1102	53	142	32
Lowndes	1580	58	98	33
Madison	3310	89	238	45
Marion	865	35	80	10
Marshall	1106	17	31	6
Monroe	1235	68	169	51
Montgomery	464	20	49	9
Neshoba	1579	104	115	37
Newton	772	24	39	8
Noxubee	551	16	20	4
Oktibbeha	1799	52	189	31
Panola	1499	30	15	3
Pearl River	892	53	71	20
Perry	424	19	19	6
Pike	1240	51	97	26
Pontotoc	1278	16	17	1
Prentiss	862	17	48	3
Quitman	377	5	0	0
Rankin	3306	79	159	18
Scott	1176	27	21	3
Sharkey	266	13	43	8
Simpson	1046	46	105	19
Smith	534	15	54	8
Stone	374	12	47	8
Sunflower	1471	46	73	11
Tallahatchie	773	21	29	6
Tate	1004	37	34	13
Tippah	671	17	6	0
Tishomingo	690	38	96	26
Tunica	497	15	15	2
Union	998	24	46	11
Walthall	601	26	67	13
Warren	1407	50	119	24
Washington	2259	77	119	25
Wayne	904	21	59	10
Webster	338	13	52	11
Wilkinson	305	18	20	5
Winston	742	19	40	11
Yalobusha	435	14	35	7
Yazoo	1062	30	69	12
Total	96,677	2,911	5,981	1,196