Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 84,365 Deaths To 2,526

niman · September 2, 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	797	32	46	12
Alcorn	654	6	17	1
Amite	279	7	14	2
Attala	592	25	90	20
Benton	196	1	2	0
Bolivar	1556	54	78	14
Calhoun	482	11	23	4
Carroll	294	12	45	9
Chickasaw	600	22	43	12
Choctaw	158	4	0	0
Claiborne	441	16	43	9
Clarke	477	30	31	9
Clay	483	16	3	1
Coahoma	1013	20	77	2
Copiah	1103	31	30	4
Covington	725	17	9	4
De Soto	4713	48	50	9
Forrest	2165	66	121	35
Franklin	178	3	3	1
George	687	13	5	2
Greene	300	14	35	6
Grenada	966	32	88	17
Hancock	502	20	8	4
Harrison	3375	58	149	18
Hinds	6564	140	363	59
Holmes	1047	54	98	20
Humphreys	342	15	20	6
Issaquena	99	3	0	0
Itawamba	592	17	51	9
Jackson	3073	60	74	7
Jasper	486	13	1	0
Jefferson	222	9	8	2
Jefferson Davis	307	9	3	1
Jones	2178	74	175	35
Kemper	275	15	39	9
Lafayette	1527	38	120	26
Lamar	1447	31	10	5
Lauderdale	1817	108	213	58
Lawrence	406	11	18	1
Leake	890	31	4	0
Lee	2240	60	146	28
Leflore	1248	75	185	45
Lincoln	981	51	129	30
Lowndes	1297	55	92	30
Madison	3009	83	230	41
Marion	787	26	48	6
Marshall	971	13	28	6
Monroe	1059	60	148	44
Montgomery	411	18	25	8
Neshoba	1439	101	109	37
Newton	679	18	15	5
Noxubee	523	14	17	4
Oktibbeha	1497	46	185	29
Panola	1307	23	13	2
Pearl River	758	48	67	19
Perry	321	9	0	0
Pike	1145	45	75	20
Pontotoc	1085	13	6	1
Prentiss	644	15	46	3
Quitman	337	4	0	0
Rankin	2882	65	131	17
Scott	1108	22	15	3
Sharkey	245	9	42	8
Simpson	942	39	99	19
Smith	479	13	54	8
Stone	323	10	28	3
Sunflower	1278	39	50	10
Tallahatchie	647	13	9	2
Tate	864	35	32	12
Tippah	555	15	2	0
Tishomingo	566	30	93	21
Tunica	451	12	12	2
Union	894	23	42	11
Walthall	569	24	67	13
Warren	1317	46	109	22
Washington	2018	64	91	21
Wayne	850	21	58	10
Webster	307	13	52	11
Wilkinson	281	17	8	4
Winston	701	19	40	11
Yalobusha	381	13	35	7
Yazoo	961	21	29	4
Total	84,365	2,526	4,869	1,010

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	80,193	4,172	84,365
Deaths	2,364	162	2,526

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
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 September 1

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	100,361	99,121	1,240	0
Other testing providers	535,549	478,293	25,534	31,722
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	635,910	577,414	26,774	31,722

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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