Mississippi reports 169 new COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths

Published 2:21 pm Friday, April 17, 2020

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On Friday morning the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 169 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 11 new deaths. The total of Mississippi’s cases since March 11 now stands at 3,793, with 140 deaths. Two new long-term care facilities have also reported COVID-19 cases.

Adams County has three new reported cases for a total of 73 and five confirmed deaths and outbreaks in two long-term care facilities

More details of COVID-19 in the state, along with preventive steps to take against coronavirus, are online at http://HealthyMS.com/covid-19?phr=COVID-19

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The Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline is the best way to get your questions about COVID-19 answered. Call any time: 877-978-6453.

The latest state map shows Mississippi’s case total as reported at 6 p.m. last night.

Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure. The number of LTC facilities with outbreaks are shown for each county in the table below.

County Total Cases Total Deaths LTCs with Outbreaks
Adams 73 5 2
Alcorn 7
Amite 17 1
Attala 31 1
Benton 6
Bolivar 76 5 4
Calhoun 32 2 1
Carroll 10 1
Chickasaw 39 2 1
Choctaw 11 1
Claiborne 8
Clarke 21 1 1
Clay 22 1
Coahoma 45 1
Copiah 40 1
Covington 22
Desoto 213 3 1
Forrest 137 2 2
Franklin 14
George 9
Greene 3
Grenada 15 1
Hancock 50 5 2
Harrison 137 5 2
Hinds 314 5 5
Holmes 54 4
Humphreys 12 3 1
Itawamba 13 1 1
Jackson 196 6 2
Jasper 20 1
Jefferson 4 1
Jefferson Davis 8 1
Jones 56 3
Kemper 16
Lafayette 39 2 1
Lamar 57 1
Lauderdale 181 13 6
Lawrence 12
Leake 60 1
Lee 49 4
Leflore 70 6 1
Lincoln 95 6 2
Lowndes 30 1 1
Madison 123 3 3
Marion 38 1
Marshall 37 2
Monroe 58 3 2
Montgomery 15 1
Neshoba 46 1
Newton 19 1
Noxubee 20
Oktibbeha 42 2 2
Panola 27 2
Pearl River 115 8 2
Perry 21 1
Pike 93 2 2
Pontotoc 17 2 1
Prentiss 16 2
Quitman 13
Rankin 128 2 1
Scott 96 1
Sharkey 3
Simpson 14 1
Smith 38 1 1
Stone 17
Sunflower 45 2
Tallahatchie 8 1
Tate 27
Tippah 45 6 1
Tishomingo 2
Tunica 28 1 1
Union 9 1 1
Walthall 22
Warren 17 1
Washington 68 2 1
Wayne 10
Webster 17 1
Wilkinson 53 3 1
Winston 27
Yalobusha 14
Yazoo 81 1
Total 3,793 140 67