Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 80,695 Deaths To 2,399

niman · August 27, 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	759	31	46	12
Alcorn	593	6	12	1
Amite	270	7	14	2
Attala	577	25	90	20
Benton	194	1	2	0
Bolivar	1428	46	74	11
Calhoun	461	10	23	4
Carroll	290	11	45	9
Chickasaw	576	20	36	11
Choctaw	157	4	0	0
Claiborne	432	16	43	9
Clarke	431	28	31	9
Clay	465	14	2	1
Coahoma	946	17	76	2
Copiah	1048	31	30	4
Covington	709	17	9	4
De Soto	4456	43	49	9
Forrest	2098	61*	122	35
Franklin	170	3	3	1
George	674	12	5	2
Greene	285	14	35	6
Grenada	917	31	88	17
Hancock	472	18	8	4
Harrison	3174	53	149	18
Hinds	6396	137*	359	59
Holmes	1027	54	98	20
Humphreys	334	14	20	6
Issaquena	96	3	0	0
Itawamba	531	14	51	9
Jackson	2897	59	74	7
Jasper	475	13	3	0
Jefferson	217	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	296	8	3	1
Jones	2111	71	174	35
Kemper	266	15	38	9
Lafayette	1288	34	121	24
Lamar	1399	26*	9	4
Lauderdale	1709	106	212	58
Lawrence	401	10	18	1
Leake	875	31	4	0
Lee	2086	51	143	25
Leflore	1222	74	185	45
Lincoln	944	50	129	30
Lowndes	1252	53	92	28
Madison	2845	82	222	41
Marion	776	25	48	6
Marshall	912	11	19	3
Monroe	1009	56	148	44
Montgomery	407	15	25	7
Neshoba	1411	99	109	37
Newton	642	14	12	3
Noxubee	516	14	17	4
Oktibbeha	1360	46	184	29
Panola	1269	23	13	2
Pearl River	726	48	66	19
Perry	287	9	0	0
Pike	1109	44	74	19
Pontotoc	1025	11	6	1
Prentiss	605	12	47	3
Quitman	313	3	0	0
Rankin	2785	60	131	16
Scott	1087	22	15	3
Sharkey	247	8	42	7
Simpson	923	39	99	19
Smith	463	13	54	8
Stone	299	9	26	3
Sunflower	1241	36	40	8
Tallahatchie	615	13	9	2
Tate	851	32	32	12
Tippah	528	15	2	0
Tishomingo	537	28	93	20
Tunica	441	11	12	2
Union	857	21	40	11
Walthall	557	24	67	13
Warren	1281	46*	107	22
Washington	1964	59	82	19
Wayne	842	21	58	10
Webster	292	13	52	11
Wilkinson	274	17	8	4
Winston	688	19	40	11
Yalobusha	364	12	35	7
Yazoo	943	19	29	4
Total	80,695	2,399	4,796	984

*Note: One death previously reported in Forrest County has been corrected to Lamar County. One death previously reported in Hinds County has been corrected to Warren County.

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	77,323	3,372	80,695
Deaths	2,256	143	2,399

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.

K-12 School Report by County

Every Mississippi K-12 school is required to report each week the number of total and new cases among students, teachers and staff, the number of total and new outbreaks, and the total number of teachers and students under quarantine as a result of COVID-19 exposure.

K-12 school cases, outbreaks and exposure totals by county PDF
Updated weekly

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 26

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.

Antigen testing is another way to identify current COVID-19 infection.

	Total tests	PCR	Antibody	Antigen
MSDH Public Health Laboratory	97,697	96,457	1,240	0
Other testing providers	505,264	456,809	23,413	25,042
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	602,961	553,266	24,653	25,042

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 26

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: 74,437
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,270

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