Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 77,894 Deaths To 2,240

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Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

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
Adams	731	28
Alcorn	512	6
Amite	262	6
Attala	571	25
Benton	196	1
Bolivar	1342	42
Calhoun	450	9
Carroll	285	11
Chickasaw	553	20
Choctaw	150	4
Claiborne	420	15
Clarke	414	28
Clay	446	14
Coahoma	903	14
Copiah	1031	30
Covington	697	17
De Soto	4279	38
Forrest	2035	60
Franklin	168	3
George	669	12
Greene	282	14
Grenada	901	28
Hancock	454	18
Harrison	3040	46
Hinds	6273	132
Holmes	1009	50
Humphreys	328	12
Issaquena	94	2
Itawamba	480	14
Jackson	2753	54
Jasper	461	12
Jefferson	211	8
Jefferson Davis	268	7
Jones	2073	69
Kemper	258	14
Lafayette	1162	30
Lamar	1354	24
Lauderdale	1630	102
Lawrence	377	9
Leake	861	27
Lee	1982	47
Leflore	1198	70
Lincoln	924	46
Lowndes	1215	47
Madison	2786	79
Marion	756	25
Marshall	866	11
Monroe	967	56
Montgomery	391	12
Neshoba	1384	97
Newton	625	13
Noxubee	509	13
Oktibbeha	1287	46
Panola	1246	20
Pearl River	682	45
Perry	281	9
Pike	1070	39
Pontotoc	977	9
Prentiss	558	12
Quitman	301	2
Rankin	2665	47
Scott	1069	21
Sharkey	239	7
Simpson	894	38
Smith	454	13
Stone	284	9
Sunflower	1190	33
Tallahatchie	600	11
Tate	832	31
Tippah	496	15
Tishomingo	504	18
Tunica	425	10
Union	823	20
Walthall	547	23
Warren	1245	41
Washington	1912	56
Wayne	831	21
Webster	282	13
Wilkinson	258	14
Winston	681	18
Yalobusha	347	10
Yazoo	928	18
Total	77,894	2,240

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	75,176	2,718	77,894
Deaths	2,139	101	2,240

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.

Ongoing Outbreaks

The table of onging outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current, active COVID-19 outbreak. The reported totals are for cases and deaths associated with the current outbreak only.

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
  Current and past listings

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

• Interactive chart of hospitalizations by date
• Interactive chart of local and state hospital bed availability

Cases and Deaths Data Charts

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

• View interactive map
• View interactive epidemiological trend and syndromic surveillance

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.

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 cases in the United States (CDC)
• U.S. COVID-19 Tracker (CDC)
• COVID-19 Global Case Map (Johns Hopkins University)

COVID-19 Testing

Statewide Combined Testing as of August 21

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	Antigen
MSDH Public Health Laboratory	94,956	94,288	668	0
Other testing providers	481,232	436,686	22,194	22,352
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	576,188	530,974	22,862	22,352

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 22

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: 73,604
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,219
• https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,420.html#caseTable

Edited August 23, 2020 by niman