Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 78,405 Deaths To 2,248

niman · August 24, 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	739	28	46	12
Alcorn	526	6	12	1
Amite	262	6	14	2
Attala	571	25	90	20
Benton	195	1	2	0
Bolivar	1351	42	74	11
Calhoun	451	9	23	4
Carroll	284	11	45	9
Chickasaw	562	20	36	11
Choctaw	151	4	0	0
Claiborne	426	15	43	9
Clarke	416	28	31	9
Clay	449	14	2	1
Coahoma	910	14	75	2
Copiah	1038	30	30	4
Covington	702	17	8	3
De Soto	4320	38	49	9
Forrest	2047	61	120	34
Franklin	170	3	3	1
George	672	12	5	2
Greene	282	14	35	6
Grenada	902	28	84	16
Hancock	457	18	8	4
Harrison	3061	46	149	17
Hinds	6292	132	356	57
Holmes	1013	50	98	20
Humphreys	328	12	20	6
Issaquena	94	2	0	0
Itawamba	483	14	49	9
Jackson	2775	54	74	7
Jasper	462	12	1	0
Jefferson	211	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	271	7	3	1
Jones	2080	69	174	35
Kemper	260	14	38	9
Lafayette	1178	32	105	24
Lamar	1360	24	8	3
Lauderdale	1634	102	212	58
Lawrence	377	9	18	1
Leake	862	27	4	0
Lee	2036	48	155	25
Leflore	1206	70	185	44
Lincoln	926	46	129	29
Lowndes	1227	47	92	28
Madison	2792	79	222	40
Marion	760	25	48	6
Marshall	879	11	19	3
Monroe	974	56	148	44
Montgomery	390	12	25	7
Neshoba	1403	97	109	36
Newton	627	13	10	2
Noxubee	510	13	17	4
Oktibbeha	1304	46	184	29
Panola	1248	21	13	2
Pearl River	697	45	66	19
Perry	284	9	0	0
Pike	1073	40	74	19
Pontotoc	983	9	6	1
Prentiss	557	12	30	3
Quitman	303	2	0	0
Rankin	2688	47	115	11
Scott	1069	21	15	3
Sharkey	240	7	42	6
Simpson	897	38	98	20
Smith	454	13	54	8
Stone	290	9	28	3
Sunflower	1204	33	40	8
Tallahatchie	602	11	9	2
Tate	833	31	32	12
Tippah	500	15	1	0
Tishomingo	511	18	92	9
Tunica	429	10	12	2
Union	826	20	39	11
Walthall	548	24	67	13
Warren	1248	41	106	19
Washington	1930	57	79	17
Wayne	833	21	58	10
Webster	282	13	52	11
Wilkinson	258	14	8	4
Winston	682	18	40	11
Yalobusha	348	10	35	7
Yazoo	930	18	29	4
Total	78,405	2,248	4,735	951

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	75,571	2,834	78,405
Deaths	2,147	101	2,248

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

This weekly table of ongoing outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current, active outbreak of COVID-19. 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

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 23

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	96,786	95,547	1,239	0
Other testing providers	489,845	444,281	22,660	22,904
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	586,631	539,828	23,899	22,904

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 23

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: 74,238
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,250

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