Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 83,584 Deaths To 2,493

niman · September 1, 2020

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

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	641	6	17	1
Amite	278	7	14	2
Attala	585	25	90	20
Benton	194	1	2	0
Bolivar	1512	51	77	13
Calhoun	476	10	23	4
Carroll	292	12	45	9
Chickasaw	598	22	43	12
Choctaw	158	4		0
Claiborne	440	16	43	9
Clarke	468	30	31	9
Clay	481	16	3	1
Coahoma	987	19	77	2
Copiah	1100	31	30	4
Covington	719	17	9	4
De Soto	4671	45	49	9
Forrest	2140	63	121	35
Franklin	176	3	3	1
George	687	13	5	2
Greene	298	14	35	6
Grenada	952	32	88	17
Hancock	501	20	8	4
Harrison	3336	57	149	18
Hinds	6547	140	360	59
Holmes	1045	54	98	20
Humphreys	338	15	20	6
Issaquena	98	3		0
Itawamba	581	17	51	9
Jackson	3052	60	74	7
Jasper	484	13	1	0
Jefferson	221	9	8	2
Jefferson Davis	305	9	3	1
Jones	2169	73	174	35
Kemper	273	15	38	9
Lafayette	1470	36	121	26
Lamar	1440	30	10	5
Lauderdale	1782	108	213	58
Lawrence	404	10	18	1
Leake	883	31	4	0
Lee	2211	58	146	28
Leflore	1244	75	185	45
Lincoln	974	51	129	30
Lowndes	1294	55	92	30
Madison	2994	83	230	41
Marion	783	26	48	6
Marshall	956	13	27	6
Monroe	1046	59	148	44
Montgomery	412	17	25	7
Neshoba	1435	100	109	37
Newton	672	17	14	4
Noxubee	520	14	17	4
Oktibbeha	1459	46	185	29
Panola	1295	23	13	2
Pearl River	752	48	66	19
Perry	294	9		0
Pike	1137	45	74	20
Pontotoc	1071	13	6	1
Prentiss	639	14	46	3
Quitman	327	4		0
Rankin	2857	63	131	17
Scott	1099	22	15	3
Sharkey	251	8	42	7
Simpson	938	39	100	20
Smith	474	13	54	8
Stone	321	10	28	3
Sunflower	1266	39	50	10
Tallahatchie	636	13	9	2
Tate	859	32	32	12
Tippah	551	15	2	0
Tishomingo	561	29	93	21
Tunica	451	12	12	2
Union	887	23	41	11
Walthall	564	24	67	13
Warren	1314	46	109	22
Washington	2007	62	85	20
Wayne	849	21	58	10
Webster	306	13	52	11
Wilkinson	277	17	8	4
Winston	696	19	40	11
Yalobusha	374	13	35	7
Yazoo	958	21	29	4
Total	83,584	2,493	4,853	1,006

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	79,650	3,934	83,584
Deaths	2,337	156	2,493

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

Mississippi K-12 schools make weekly reports of 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.

These cases have been directly reported to MSDH by each school, and may not yet have appeared in our state and county totals of cases reported by laboratories.

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 facilities 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.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

Daily Statewide 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.

Weekly Statewide Data Summaries

The statistical charts below are now updated weekly.

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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 31

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	99,686	98,446	1,240	0
Other testing providers	531,594	475,137	25,097	31,360
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	631,280	573,583	26,337	31,360

MSDH Individuals Tested as of September 1

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: 75,585
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,373
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Edited September 1, 2020 by niman

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