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NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 526 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 virus-related deaths in Mississippi on Wednesday.

Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 23,424 with 1,011 deaths.

MSDH reports 84 long-term care facilities such as nursing homes in the state now have active outbreaks where an outbreak is defined as one or more cases among residents or staff.

There were 523 COVID-19 patients in Mississippi hospitals as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, which is up from 489 patients on Monday.

MSDH reported one new virus case in Adam’s County on Wednesday and no new deaths. Adams County has a total of 234 confirmed virus cases and 18 virus-related deaths reported since March 11. Of those cases, 43 were residents of long-term care facilities in Adams County and 10 residents of long-term care facilities died with the disease.

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

The Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline is the best way to get your questions about COVID-19 answered. Call 877-978-6453 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.

 

Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported cases since March 11, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	234	18	43	10
Alcorn	41	1	1	0
Amite	79	2	12	2
Attala	338	23	89	19
Benton	22	0	1	0
Bolivar	230	13	24	4
Calhoun	100	4	23	4
Carroll	138	11	45	9
Chickasaw	203	18	36	11
Choctaw	67	3	0	0
Claiborne	180	9	43	8
Clarke	190	22	20	9
Clay	222	7	0	0
Coahoma	167	6	0	0
Copiah	503	12	15	3
Covington	248	5	1	0
Desoto	990	15	18	4
Forrest	742	42	95	29
Franklin	32	2	3	1
George	58	3	1	0
Greene	71	5	30	3
Grenada	226	4	17	2
Hancock	106	13	8	4
Harrison	514	7	15	2
Hinds	1646	34	91	13
Holmes	496	39	98	19
Humphreys	101	9	18	6
Issaquena	0	0	0	0
Itawamba	112	8	34	7
Jackson	439	16	38	5
Jasper	218	6	0	0
Jefferson	65	3	1	0
Jefferson Davis	93	3	3	1
Jones	965	48	143	31
Kemper	169	13	37	9
Lafayette	289	4	42	1
Lamar	355	7	3	2
Lauderdale	856	78	190	49
Lawrence	135	1	0	0
Leake	510	17	3	0
Lee	403	15	60	9
Leflore	434	48	168	33
Lincoln	396	32	110	25
Lowndes	399	10	19	6
Madison	1034	31	110	16
Marion	203	10	15	2
Marshall	148	3	4	0
Monroe	318	28	94	24
Montgomery	107	2	0	0
Neshoba	916	62	75	24
Newton	326	8	4	0
Noxubee	227	7	15	3
Oktibbeha	431	20	109	16
Panola	204	5	1	1
Pearl River	228	32	47	12
Perry	56	4	0	0
Pike	298	11	20	6
Pontotoc	156	3	3	1
Prentiss	81	3	24	3
Quitman	49	0	0	0
Rankin	636	12	20	0
Scott	709	14	13	2
Sharkey	18	0	0	0
Simpson	177	2	2	0
Smith	192	11	52	8
Stone	44	1	0	0
Sunflower	189	6	0	0
Tallahatchie	72	1	2	0
Tate	211	5	14	3
Tippah	109	11	0	0
Tishomingo	55	1	2	0
Tunica	78	3	12	2
Union	138	8	19	7
Walthall	147	3	0	0
Warren	358	15	39	9
Washington	329	9	7	1
Wayne	446	8	17	0
Webster	124	10	52	9
Wilkinson	86	9	5	2
Winston	194	4	8	1
Yalobusha	136	7	35	7
Yazoo	412	6	19	2
Total	23,424	1,011	2,437	501

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about a residence.

Case Classifications

Mississippi investigates and reports both probable and confirmed cases and deaths according to the CSTE case definition.

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	23,268	156	23,424
Deaths	994	17	1,011

Confirmed cases and deaths are generally determined by positive PCR tests, which detect the presence of ongoing coronavirus infection.

Probable cases are those who test positive by other testing methods such as antibody or antigen, and have recent symptoms consistent with COVID-19, indicating recent infection.

Probable deaths are those individuals with a designation of COVID-19 as a cause of death on the death certificate, but where no confirmatory testing was performed.

Mississippi Cases and Deaths Tables

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases by county, race and ethnicity PDF
• Mississippi COVID-19 deaths by county, race and ethnicity PDF
• Mississippi counties ranked by weekly cases and incidence

Long-Term Care Facility Cases and Outbreaks

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. Residential care facilities also represent group living facilities where COVID-19 can be easily spread.

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities PDF
  Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living homes, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability (ICF-IID)
• Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in residential care facilities PDF
  Residential care facilities include psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers and long-term acute care facilities.

Active Outbreaks

The table of active outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current COVID-19 outbreak. Resident and employee totals are for those cases associated with the current outbreak only. The reported deaths are those which have occurred only among the cases in the current outbreak.

• Mississippi long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 outbreaks PDF
  June 19, 2020

Mississippi COVID-19 Map and Charts

Data Summaries as of June 23

Our state case map and other data charts are also available in interactive form.

• View interactive map
• View interactive epidemiological trend and syndromic surveillance
• View interactive hospitalization chart

The charts below are based on available data at the time of publication. Charts do not include cases where insufficient details of the case are known.