Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 70,930 Deaths To 2,043

niman · August 14, 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	655	28	46	12
Alcorn	447	5	10	1
Amite	244	6	14	2
Attala	544	25	89	20
Benton	159	1	2	0
Bolivar	1189	40	57	11
Calhoun	430	9	23	4
Carroll	264	11	45	9
Chickasaw	502	19	36	11
Choctaw	138	4	0	0
Claiborne	411	14	43	9
Clarke	359	28	27	9
Clay	411	14	2	1
Coahoma	810	13	44	2
Copiah	980	29	30	4
Covington	650	15	6	2
De Soto	3832	33	45	7
Forrest	1889	57	102	32
Franklin	142	2	3	1
George	626	9	5	2
Greene	267	13	35	6
Grenada	863	26	78	15
Hancock	419	15	8	4
Harrison	2710	36	148	15
Hinds	5852	126	283	55
Holmes	938	50	97	20
Humphreys	309	12	20	6
Issaquena	27	2	0	0
Itawamba	414	10	40	7
Jackson	2430	47	74	7
Jasper	416	10	1	0
Jefferson	197	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	252	6	3	1
Jones	1965	62	173	35
Kemper	246	14	38	9
Lafayette	1043	21	90	16
Lamar	1265	18	8	3
Lauderdale	1481	96	212	57
Lawrence	340	8	13	1
Leake	811	27	4	0
Lee	1657	42	86	16
Leflore	971	69	184	44
Lincoln	862	44	124	28
Lowndes	1121	40	87	24
Madison	2521	72	206	37
Marion	698	21	47	6
Marshall	757	10	17	2
Monroe	858	55	146	44
Montgomery	355	8	1	1
Neshoba	1320	95	108	35
Newton	575	12	9	1
Noxubee	472	12	17	4
Oktibbeha	1157	39	177	26
Panola	1108	18	8	1
Pearl River	584	40	57	16
Perry	251	8	0	0
Pike	966	38	73	19
Pontotoc	876	9	6	1
Prentiss	475	10	28	3
Quitman	275	1	0	0
Rankin	2382	41	104	10
Scott	1025	21	15	3
Sharkey	214	7	42	6
Simpson	842	32	62	15
Smith	419	13	54	8
Stone	235	6	23	2
Sunflower	1101	28	18	5
Tallahatchie	563	11	8	2
Tate	760	30	33	12
Tippah	426	14	1	0
Tishomingo	463	9	35	2
Tunica	370	8	12	2
Union	750	17	36	9
Walthall	521	22	65	11
Warren	1166	37	95	18
Washington	1771	46	60	14
Wayne	805	21	58	10
Webster	254	13	52	11
Wilkinson	231	14	8	4
Winston	644	17	40	11
Yalobusha	320	10	35	7
Yazoo	882	14	28	3
Total	70,930	2,043	4,227	871

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	69,268	1,662	70,930
Deaths	1,965	78	2,043

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. A single confirmed COVID-19 infection in an LTC facility resident, or more than one infection in employees or staff in a 14-day period constitutes an outbreak. Residential care facilities also represent group living facilities where COVID-19 can be easily spread. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure.

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 12

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	88,245	88,245	0
Other testing providers	438,958	421,135	17,823
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	527,203	509,380	17,823

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 13

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: 69,963
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 7,858

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