Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 81,294 Deaths To 2,413

niman · August 28, 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	773	31	46	12
Alcorn	610	6	17	1
Amite	271	7	14	2
Attala	578	25	90	20
Benton	193	1	2	0
Bolivar	1436	48	75	12
Calhoun	466	10	23	4
Carroll	289	11	45	9
Chickasaw	578	20	36	11
Choctaw	154	4	0	0
Claiborne	432	16	43	9
Clarke	431	28	31	9
Clay	467	14	2	1
Coahoma	959	17	77	2
Copiah	1051	31	30	4
Covington	710	17	9	4
De Soto	4509	43	49	9
Forrest	2104	61	121	35
Franklin	174	3	3	1
George	674	12	5	2
Greene	287	14	35	6
Grenada	928	31	88	17
Hancock	480	18	8	4
Harrison	3200	53	149	18
Hinds	6425	138	359	59
Holmes	1032	54	98	20
Humphreys	334	14	20	6
Issaquena	97	3	0	0
Itawamba	538	14	51	9
Jackson	2932	59	74	7
Jasper	474	13	1	0
Jefferson	217	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	302	8	3	1
Jones	2127	72	174	35
Kemper	266	15	38	9
Lafayette	1335	34	121	24
Lamar	1426	26	10	5
Lauderdale	1732	106	213	58
Lawrence	400	10	18	1
Leake	875	31	4	0
Lee	2111	54	143	26
Leflore	1229	75	185	45
Lincoln	954	50	129	30
Lowndes	1262	53	92	28
Madison	2865	82	222	41
Marion	775	25	48	6
Marshall	919	12	19	3
Monroe	1012	56	148	44
Montgomery	405	16	25	7
Neshoba	1416	99	109	37
Newton	653	14	14	3
Noxubee	517	14	17	4
Oktibbeha	1381	46	185	29
Panola	1273	23	13	2
Pearl River	733	48	66	19
Perry	289	9	0	0
Pike	1118	44	74	19
Pontotoc	1041	11	6	1
Prentiss	608	12	47	3
Quitman	313	3	0	0
Rankin	2797	61	131	17
Scott	1088	22	15	3
Sharkey	249	8	42	7
Simpson	927	39	99	19
Smith	462	13	54	8
Stone	306	9	27	3
Sunflower	1244	36	40	8
Tallahatchie	618	13	9	2
Tate	851	32	32	12
Tippah	531	15	2	0
Tishomingo	541	28	93	20
Tunica	444	11	12	2
Union	867	21	40	11
Walthall	559	24	67	13
Warren	1293	46	107	22
Washington	1974	60	82	20
Wayne	843	22	58	10
Webster	298	13	52	11
Wilkinson	275	17	8	4
Winston	690	19	40	11
Yalobusha	353	12	35	7
Yazoo	944	20	29	4
Total	81,294	2,413	4,806	989

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	77,822	3,472	81,294
Deaths	2,269	144	2,413

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

Each week all Mississippi K-12 schools report cases among students, teachers and staff, number of outbreaks, and teachers and students under quarantine as a result of COVID-19 exposure. These reports are then summarized by county.

Note: An outbreak in a school setting is defined as 3 or more individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the same group within a 14-day period.

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 27

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	98,655	97,415	1,240	0
Other testing providers	514,488	461,995	23,760	28,733
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	613,143	559,410	25,000	28,733

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 28

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: 75,177
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,323

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