Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 82,676 Deaths To 2,441

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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.

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County	Total Cases	Total Deaths
Adams	790	31
Alcorn	624	6
Amite	273	7
Attala	583	25
Benton	194	1
Bolivar	1488	49
Calhoun	470	10
Carroll	291	12
Chickasaw	584	20
Choctaw	155	4
Claiborne	439	16
Clarke	462	30
Clay	472	15
Coahoma	975	18
Copiah	1092	31
Covington	719	17
De Soto	4585	43
Forrest	2125	61
Franklin	175	3
George	684	13
Greene	294	14
Grenada	941	32
Hancock	490	20
Harrison	3285	54
Hinds	6523	139
Holmes	1039	54
Humphreys	335	14
Issaquena	97	3
Itawamba	555	16
Jackson	2990	60
Jasper	480	13
Jefferson	219	9
Jefferson Davis	303	8
Jones	2153	72
Kemper	270	15
Lafayette	1419	34
Lamar	1438	29
Lauderdale	1755	106
Lawrence	402	10
Leake	878	31
Lee	2162	54
Leflore	1234	75
Lincoln	970	51
Lowndes	1279	53
Madison	2967	83
Marion	781	26
Marshall	940	12
Monroe	1035	57
Montgomery	408	16
Neshoba	1429	99
Newton	664	14
Noxubee	518	14
Oktibbeha	1426	46
Panola	1293	23
Pearl River	748	48
Perry	293	9
Pike	1129	45
Pontotoc	1058	11
Prentiss	615	12
Quitman	320	3
Rankin	2842	63
Scott	1092	22
Sharkey	250	8
Simpson	938	39
Smith	467	13
Stone	312	10
Sunflower	1258	36
Tallahatchie	629	13
Tate	854	32
Tippah	545	15
Tishomingo	551	28
Tunica	449	12
Union	878	21
Walthall	563	24
Warren	1313	46
Washington	1983	60
Wayne	846	21
Webster	303	13
Wilkinson	277	17
Winston	694	19
Yalobusha	363	12
Yazoo	954	21
Total	82,676	2,441

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	78,904	3,772	82,676
Deaths	2,294	147	2,441

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

• 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 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 29

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: 75,331
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,340