Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 82,950 Deaths To 2,473

niman · August 31, 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	791	32	46	12
Alcorn	630	6	17	1
Amite	275	7	14	2
Attala	583	25	90	20
Benton	193	1	2	0
Bolivar	1492	49	77	13
Calhoun	470	10	23	4
Carroll	292	12	45	9
Chickasaw	592	22	43	12
Choctaw	155	4	0	0
Claiborne	440	16	43	9
Clarke	462	30	31	9
Clay	473	15	3	1
Coahoma	984	19	77	2
Copiah	1095	31	30	4
Covington	718	17	9	4
De Soto	4624	44	49	9
Forrest	2128	62	121	35
Franklin	175	3	3	1
George	685	13	5	2
Greene	295	14	35	6
Grenada	947	32	88	17
Hancock	495	20	8	4
Harrison	3300	57	149	18
Hinds	6531	140	360	59
Holmes	1041	54	98	20
Humphreys	336	14	20	6
Issaquena	97	3	0	0
Itawamba	557	17	51	9
Jackson	3005	60	74	7
Jasper	481	13	1	0
Jefferson	221	9	8	2
Jefferson Davis	303	9	3	1
Jones	2159	72	174	35
Kemper	270	15	38	9
Lafayette	1436	35	121	25
Lamar	1437	29	10	5
Lauderdale	1756	106	213	58
Lawrence	402	10	18	1
Leake	878	31	4	0
Lee	2177	56	146	28
Leflore	1235	75	185	45
Lincoln	971	51	129	30
Lowndes	1285	54	92	29
Madison	2971	83	230	41
Marion	781	26	48	6
Marshall	945	12	27	5
Monroe	1037	59	148	44
Montgomery	410	17	25	7
Neshoba	1430	100	109	37
Newton	665	17	14	4
Noxubee	519	14	17	4
Oktibbeha	1439	46	185	29
Panola	1294	23	13	2
Pearl River	751	48	66	19
Perry	294	9	0	0
Pike	1132	45	74	19
Pontotoc	1059	12	6	1
Prentiss	624	13	46	3
Quitman	322	3	0	0
Rankin	2850	63	131	17
Scott	1093	22	15	3
Sharkey	251	8	42	7
Simpson	938	39	100	20
Smith	467	13	54	8
Stone	316	10	28	3
Sunflower	1260	39	50	10
Tallahatchie	630	13	9	2
Tate	856	32	32	12
Tippah	548	15	2	0
Tishomingo	556	29	93	21
Tunica	450	12	12	2
Union	881	23	41	11
Walthall	564	24	67	13
Warren	1314	46	109	22
Washington	1989	61	82	20
Wayne	847	21	58	10
Webster	304	13	52	11
Wilkinson	277	17	8	4
Winston	695	19	40	11
Yalobusha	365	12	35	7
Yazoo	954	21	29	4
Total	82,950	2,473	4,850	1,002

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	79,165	3,785	82,950
Deaths	2,319	154	2,473

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 illness onset. If the date of illness is not known, the date the test sample was taken, or the date of test result reporting is used instead. Counts are adjusted as cases are investigated.

Counties are ranked by highest weekly case counts, and by weekly 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 30

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	527,572	471,997	24,314	31,261
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	626,895	570,080	25,554	31,261

MSDH Individuals Tested as of August 30

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

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