Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 73,207 Deaths To 2,128

niman · August 18, 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	679	28	46	12
Alcorn	465	6	10	1
Amite	252	6	14	2
Attala	553	25	90	20
Benton	169	1	2	0
Bolivar	1251	41	71	11
Calhoun	437	9	23	4
Carroll	268	11	45	9
Chickasaw	518	19	36	11
Choctaw	143	4	0	0
Claiborne	416	15	43	9
Clarke	375	28	31	9
Clay	430	14	2	1
Coahoma	834	14	73	2
Copiah	991	30	30	4
Covington	672	17	7	3
De Soto	3983	34	45	7
Forrest	1937	59	106	33
Franklin	157	2	3	1
George	641	10	5	2
Greene	276	13	35	6
Grenada	878	27	83	15
Hancock	432	17	8	4
Harrison	2836	40	148	16
Hinds	5995	128*	311	55
Holmes	964	50	98	20
Humphreys	313	12	20	6
Issaquena	28	2	0	0
Itawamba	440	12	47	8
Jackson	2518	48	74	7
Jasper	435	11	1	0
Jefferson	202	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	255	7	3	1
Jones	2007	66	173	35
Kemper	253	14	38	9
Lafayette	1084	23	91	17
Lamar	1298	22	8	3
Lauderdale	1509	99	212	57
Lawrence	347	8	17	1
Leake	818	27	4	0
Lee	1780	43	101	20
Leflore	1002	70	184	44
Lincoln	885	45	124	28
Lowndes	1153	46	90	28
Madison	2583	75	214	37
Marion	716	23	47	6
Marshall	795	10	18	2
Monroe	893	55	147	44
Montgomery	373	10	16	5
Neshoba	1337	96	109	36
Newton	591	12	10	1
Noxubee	489	12	17	4
Oktibbeha	1205	43	179	28
Panola	1152	18	9	1
Pearl River	618	42	66	18
Perry	266	8	0	0
Pike	1011	39	73	19
Pontotoc	900	9	6	1
Prentiss	506	11	30	3
Quitman	279	2	0	0
Rankin	2456	43	115	11
Scott	1040	21	15	3
Sharkey	220	7	42	6
Simpson	867	36	93	17
Smith	429	13	54	8
Stone	259	6	23	2
Sunflower	1127	30	31	7
Tallahatchie	580	11	9	2
Tate	781	31	33	12
Tippah	451	14	1	0
Tishomingo	478	13	47	5
Tunica	387	9	12	2
Union	780	19	38	11
Walthall	530	23	66	12
Warren	1204	37	99	18
Washington	1834	48	65	15
Wayne	813	21	58	10
Webster	257	13	52	11
Wilkinson	239	14	8	4
Winston	653	18	40	11
Yalobusha	329	10	35	7
Yazoo	900	15	28	3
Total	73,207	2,128	4,465	905

Note: One death previously reported in Hinds County was determined not be a COVID-19-related death. The data above has been edited to reflect this update.

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	71,254	1,953	73,207
Deaths	2,046	82	2,128

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.

These outbreak figures are reported directly to MSDH by the facility. Many of the cases and deaths reported by faciltities may not yet be included in our totals of lab-reported cases.

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
Updated August 14, 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 16

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	90,468	90,468	0
Other testing providers	450,786	432,270	18,516
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	541,254	522,738	18,516

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 17

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: 71,007
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 7,931

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