Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 82,029 Deaths To 2,427

niman · August 29, 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	780	31	46	12
Alcorn	616	6	17	1
Amite	272	7	14	2
Attala	581	25	90	20
Benton	193	1	2	0
Bolivar	1462	48	77	12
Calhoun	468	10	23	4
Carroll	289	12	45	9
Chickasaw	581	20	36	11
Choctaw	154	4	0	0
Claiborne	435	16	43	9
Clarke	437	30 *	31	9
Clay	469	14	2	1
Coahoma	969	17	77	2
Copiah	1056	31	30	4
Covington	716	17	9	4
De Soto	4548	43	49	9
Forrest	2119	61	121	35
Franklin	175	3	3	1
George	679	12	5	2
Greene	290	14	35	6
Grenada	934	32	88	17
Hancock	487	18	8	4
Harrison	3268	53	149	18
Hinds	6473	138	360	59
Holmes	1039	54	98	20
Humphreys	335	14	20	6
Issaquena	97	3	0	0
Itawamba	545	14	51	9
Jackson	2946	59	74	7
Jasper	479	13	1	0
Jefferson	217	9	8	2
Jefferson Davis	302	8	3	1
Jones	2146	72	174	35
Kemper	269	15	38	9
Lafayette	1377	34	121	24
Lamar	1432	29	10	5
Lauderdale	1737	106	213	58
Lawrence	402	10	18	1
Leake	878	31	4	0
Lee	2139	54	144	27
Leflore	1229	75	185	45
Lincoln	962	51	129	30
Lowndes	1272	53	92	28
Madison	2939	83	223	41
Marion	775	26	48	6
Marshall	934	12	27	5
Monroe	1025	57	148	44
Montgomery	406	16	25	7
Neshoba	1418	99	109	37
Newton	660	14	14	3
Noxubee	518	14	17	4
Oktibbeha	1404	46	185	29
Panola	1288	23	13	2
Pearl River	743	48	66	19
Perry	290	9	0	0
Pike	1124	44	74	19
Pontotoc	1049	11	6	1
Prentiss	612	12	47	3
Quitman	319	3	0	0
Rankin	2817	62	131	17
Scott	1091	22	15	3
Sharkey	249	8	42	7
Simpson	936	39	100	20
Smith	463	13	54	8
Stone	310	10	27	3
Sunflower	1252	36	50	8
Tallahatchie	623	13	9	2
Tate	853	32	32	12
Tippah	538	15	2	0
Tishomingo	547	28	93	20
Tunica	448	11	12	2
Union	876	21	40	11
Walthall	563	24	67	13
Warren	1303	46	107	22
Washington	1982	60	82	20
Wayne	846	21 *	58	10
Webster	298	13	52	11
Wilkinson	276	17	8	4
Winston	691	19	40	11
Yalobusha	359	12	35	7
Yazoo	950	21	29	4
Total	82,029	2,427	4,830	993

* Note: A death previously reported in Wayne County has been corrected to Clarke County.

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	78,445	3,584	82,029
Deaths	2,281	146	2,247

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 28

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	99,323	98,083	1,240	0
Other testing providers	521,724	466,850	24,015	30,859
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	621,047	564,933	25,255	30,859

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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