Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 69,374 Deaths To 1,989

niman · August 12, 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	642	26	46	12
Alcorn	439	5	8	1
Amite	240	6	14	2
Attala	533	25	89	20
Benton	154	1	2	0
Bolivar	1156	36	48	9
Calhoun	426	9	23	4
Carroll	262	11	45	9
Chickasaw	488	19	35	11
Choctaw	138	4	0	0
Claiborne	409	14	43	9
Clarke	343	28	27	9
Clay	404	14	2	1
Coahoma	789	13	43	2
Copiah	971	28	30	4
Covington	637	15	5	1
De Soto	3753	31	45	7
Forrest	1858	57	101	32
Franklin	135	2	3	1
George	603	8	5	1
Greene	262	13	35	6
Grenada	856	26	76	15
Hancock	409	15	8	4
Harrison	2651	36	148	15
Hinds	5768	121	273	54
Holmes	923	49	97	20
Humphreys	299	12	20	6
Issaquena	27	2	0	0
Itawamba	395	10	40	7
Jackson	2391	45	68	7
Jasper	408	9	1	0
Jefferson	196	7	8	2
Jefferson Davis	240	6	3	1
Jones	1947	62	171	35
Kemper	240	14	38	9
Lafayette	1018	20	90	15
Lamar	1241	15	8	3
Lauderdale	1439	93	210	56
Lawrence	329	8	13	1
Leake	799	27	4	0
Lee	1563	42	83	15
Leflore	959	68	184	44
Lincoln	846	43	124	28
Lowndes	1102	40	84	24
Madison	2489	72	206	37
Marion	689	21	47	6
Marshall	729	9	17	2
Monroe	831	55	146	44
Montgomery	345	6	1	1
Neshoba	1306	94	108	35
Newton	555	11	7	1
Noxubee	463	12	17	4
Oktibbeha	1136	39	177	26
Panola	1091	17	8	1
Pearl River	567	40	57	16
Perry	248	8	0	0
Pike	951	37	73	18
Pontotoc	857	9	5	1
Prentiss	441	10	26	3
Quitman	275	1	0	0
Rankin	2322	38	100	10
Scott	1017	20	15	3
Sharkey	206	5	42	4
Simpson	821	31	56	15
Smith	412	13	54	8
Stone	224	5	23	2
Sunflower	1071	27	15	3
Tallahatchie	547	11	7	2
Tate	746	30	33	12
Tippah	388	14	1	0
Tishomingo	444	9	34	2
Tunica	365	7	12	2
Union	700	17	35	8
Walthall	511	21	64	10
Warren	1137	35	95	18
Washington	1722	44	57	13
Wayne	789	21	58	10
Webster	248	13	52	11
Wilkinson	220	13	8	3
Winston	635	16	40	11
Yalobusha	318	10	35	7
Yazoo	870	13	28	3
Total	69,374	1,989	4,159	854

Note: A death previously reported in DeSoto County was determined to be a TN resident and has been removed from DeSoto County's data. The data below has been updated to reflect these changes.

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	67,913	1,461	69,374
Deaths	1,922	67	1,989

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

Updated COVID-19 outbreak definition in LTCFs: To conform with revised national guidelines, an outbreak is now considered to be a single confirmed COVID-19 infection in an LTCF resident, or more than one COVID-19 infection in employees or staff in a 14-day period.

Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. 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 August 7, 2020

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Map

All data reports below are updated as they become available. Updates are made daily except where noted.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

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

Tracking counties with recent high numbers of COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population, provides insight on where local outbreaks are most serious, and where protective measures should be increased. For more accurate reporting, these weekly charts include sample collection dates only up to seven days in the past to allow for case investigation and delays in lab test reports.

Cases counts in these charts is based on the date of testing, not the date the test result was reported, and include 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 August 11

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	87,850	87,850	0
Other testing providers	436,268	418,503	17,765
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	524,118	506,353	17,765

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 11

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: 69,382
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 7,760

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