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NATCHEZ — On Sunday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 182 new confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide and 8 new deaths.

Sunday’s statewide numbers were considerably lower than Saturday’s report of 645 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Adams County’s numbers as of Sunday’s statewide report were rose to 942 confirmed COVID-19 cases with a death toll of 37.

On Saturday, however, 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.

Mississippi’s total COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 98,859 with 2,919 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.

Detailed reporting of long-term care information will resume on Monday.

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	942	37
Alcorn	823	11
Amite	332	10
Attala	670	25
Benton	228	3
Bolivar	1847	66
Calhoun	522	12
Carroll	320	12
Chickasaw	685	24
Choctaw	186	6
Claiborne	465	16
Clarke	603	46
Clay	596	18
Coahoma	1162	29
Copiah	1192	33
Covington	827	23
De Soto	5623	61
Forrest	2500	75
Franklin	193	3
George	782	13
Greene	387	17
Grenada	1095	36
Hancock	588	22
Harrison	3883	74
Hinds	7148	160
Holmes	1098	59
Humphreys	378	15
Issaquena	105	3
Itawamba	831	21
Jackson	3521	70
Jasper	577	15
Jefferson	243	9
Jefferson Davis	342	11
Jones	2498	79
Kemper	290	15
Lafayette	2193	40
Lamar	1724	35
Lauderdale	2064	125
Lawrence	433	13
Leake	961	38
Lee	2748	70
Leflore	1413	81
Lincoln	1104	53
Lowndes	1579	58
Madison	3312	89
Marion	868	35
Marshall	1111	17
Monroe	1236	69
Montgomery	465	20
Neshoba	1580	104
Newton	773	24
Noxubee	551	16
Oktibbeha	1801	52
Panola	1507	31
Pearl River	894	53
Perry	424	19
Pike	1240	51
Pontotoc	1279	16
Prentiss	863	17
Quitman	377	5
Rankin	3308	79
Scott	1176	27
Sharkey	266	13
Simpson	1047	46
Smith	536	15
Stone	375	12
Sunflower	1473	46
Tallahatchie	774	21
Tate	1006	38
Tippah	672	17
Tishomingo	691	38
Tunica	497	15
Union	998	24
Walthall	602	26
Warren	1409	50
Washington	2259	77
Wayne	905	21
Webster	338	13
Wilkinson	305	18
Winston	742	19
Yalobusha	436	14
Yazoo	1062	30
Total	96,859	2,919