Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 61,125 Deaths To 1,711

niman · August 3, 2020

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

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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	584	25	45	12
Alcorn	357	4	1	1
Amite	210	5	13	2
Attala	498	24	89	20
Benton	125	0	1	0
Bolivar	948	32	48	9
Calhoun	378	8	23	4
Carroll	245	11	45	9
Chickasaw	438	19	35	11
Choctaw	127	4	0	0
Claiborne	400	13	43	9
Clarke	300	25	19	9
Clay	370	13 *	2	1
Coahoma	663	10	4	2
Copiah	917	24	30	3
Covington	588	11	4	1
De Soto	3326	27	41	6
Forrest	1640	53	100	31
Franklin	116	2	3	1
George	547	5	1	0
Greene	226	11	35	6
Grenada	813	20	73	11
Hancock	336	14	8	4
Harrison	2152	32	129	14
Hinds	5269	106	252	47
Holmes	847	47	97	20
Humphreys	271	11	19	6
Issaquena	21	1	0	0
Itawamba	307	10	34	7
Jackson	1994	34	68	7
Jasper	376	8	1	0
Jefferson	193	6	6	1
Jefferson Davis	202	6	3	1
Jones	1774	57	168	35
Kemper	223	15	38	9
Lafayette	881	11 *	79	8
Lamar	1121	12	3	2
Lauderdale	1329	88	205	56
Lawrence	313	5	14	0
Leake	768	25	5	0
Lee	1239	30	67	15
Leflore	840	59	184	42
Lincoln	745	40	116	27
Lowndes	989	32	67	18
Madison	2297	56	178	29
Marion	601	18	15	2
Marshall	571	8	12	1
Monroe	702	50	126	41
Montgomery	293	3	0	0
Neshoba	1197	88	107	35
Newton	516	11	8	1
Noxubee	419	10	16	3
Oktibbeha	1054	35	174	23
Panola	912	11	5	1
Pearl River	485	36	55	14
Perry	222	7	0	0
Pike	832	32	72	15
Pontotoc	737	7	4	1
Prentiss	342	6	24	3
Quitman	225	1	0	0
Rankin	2146	28	87	10
Scott	955	17	15	3
Sharkey	180	1	6	1
Simpson	712	27	27	12
Smith	380	13	54	8
Stone	152	3	3	1
Sunflower	908	22	11	2
Tallahatchie	493	10	7	2
Tate	650	23	33	11
Tippah	312	12	0	0
Tishomingo	320	4	2	0
Tunica	278	6	12	2
Union	531	13	20	8
Walthall	453	18	58	9
Warren	964	27	87	12
Washington	1492	32	44	10
Wayne	733	21	57	10
Webster	199	12	52	11
Wilkinson	187	12	8	2
Winston	571	15	40	11
Yalobusha	312	10	35	7
Yazoo	786	11	21	2
Total	61,125	1,711	3,693	770

* Note: A death previously reported in Clay County has been corrected to Lafayette County.

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	60,147	978	61,125
Deaths	1,664	47	1,711

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 a 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.

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
As of July 31, 2020

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Map

Hospital Usage

NOTE: The latest hospitalizations chart will be published later today.

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Cases and Deaths Data Charts

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

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.

Note: Values up to two weeks in the past on the chart of Cases by Date above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.

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Weekly High Case and High Incidence Counties

These weekly tables count cases based on the date of testing, not the date the test result was reported, and count only those cases where the date of testing is known.

They rank counties by weekly cases, and by incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.

Full tables of counties ranked by weekly incidence and cases PDF

Syndromic Surveillance

Emergency department visits by those with symptoms characteristic of COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia, updated weekly.

Estimated Recoveries

Presumed COVID-19 cases recovered, estimated weekly (does not include cases still under investigation).

U.S. and World Cases

COVID-19 Testing

Statewide Combined Testing as of July 31

COVID-19 testing providers around the state include commercial laboratories as well as hospital labs. Combined with testing done by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory, the figures provide a complete picture of all Mississippi testing.

PCR testing detects current, active COVID-19 infection in an individual.

Antibody (serology) testing identifies individuals with past COVID-19 infection based on antibodies they develop one to three weeks after infection.

	Total tests	PCR	Antibody
MSDH Public Health Laboratory	81,887	81,887	0
Other testing providers	395,273	378,707	16,566
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	477,160	460,594	16,566

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 2

MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 3 p.m. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.

Total individuals tested by the MPHL: 66,082
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 7,327

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