Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 75,449 Deaths To 2,190

niman · August 20, 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	693	28	46	12
Alcorn	488	6	12	1
Amite	257	6	14	2
Attala	563	25	90	20
Benton	181	1	2	0
Bolivar	1289	41	72	11
Calhoun	442	9	23	4
Carroll	279	11	45	9
Chickasaw	535	20	36	11
Choctaw	147	4	0	0
Claiborne	418	15	43	9
Clarke	395	28	31	9
Clay	435	14	2	1
Coahoma	890	14	75	2
Copiah	1002	30	30	4
Covington	680	17	8	3
De Soto	4143	37	47	8
Forrest	1964	59	118	34
Franklin	159	2	3	1
George	654	11	5	2
Greene	276	14	35	6
Grenada	888	28	83	15
Hancock	442	17	8	4
Harrison	2927	41	149	16
Hinds	6098	130	316	55
Holmes	983	50	98	20
Humphreys	319	12	20	6
Issaquena	45	2	0	0
Itawamba	465	12	47	8
Jackson	2650	52	74	7
Jasper	448	12	1	0
Jefferson	208	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	261	7	3	1
Jones	2033	67	174	35
Kemper	255	14	38	9
Lafayette	1122	27	91	19
Lamar	1317	24	8	3
Lauderdale	1578	101	212	58
Lawrence	369	9	17	1
Leake	828	27	4	0
Lee	1885	44	117	20
Leflore	1163	70	185	44
Lincoln	903	46	124	28
Lowndes	1175	47	91	28
Madison	2668	77	220	38
Marion	725	24	48	6
Marshall	859	10	18	2
Monroe	938	56	147	44
Montgomery	381	11	24	6
Neshoba	1364	97	109	36
Newton	614	13	10	2
Noxubee	499	13	17	4
Oktibbeha	1237	45	180	29
Panola	1184	20	12	2
Pearl River	643	44	66	19
Perry	274	9	0	0
Pike	1052	39	74	19
Pontotoc	927	9	6	1
Prentiss	537	12	31	3
Quitman	284	2	0	0
Rankin	2529	44	115	11
Scott	1057	21	15	3
Sharkey	226	7	42	6
Simpson	873	37	93	18
Smith	439	13	54	8
Stone	269	9	27	3
Sunflower	1165	31	31	7
Tallahatchie	593	11	9	2
Tate	801	31	32	12
Tippah	465	14	1	0
Tishomingo	495	14	82	6
Tunica	411	9	12	2
Union	802	19	38	11
Walthall	539	23	65	12
Warren	1220	38	101	18
Washington	1868	56	72	17
Wayne	819	21	58	10
Webster	278	13	52	11
Wilkinson	244	14	8	4
Winston	667	18	40	11
Yalobusha	339	10	35	7
Yazoo	912	17	29	4
Total	75,449	2,190	4,578	922

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	73,085	2,364	75,449
Deaths	2,100	90	2,190

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.

Note: The cases and deaths in this document have been reported to us directly by the facilities, and may not have appeared yet in our county totals, which are based on reports from testing laboratories.

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 19

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: 71,599
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,005

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