Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 86,478 Deaths To 2,569

niman · September 6, 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	820	32	46	12
Alcorn	672	6	17	1
Amite	285	7	14	2
Attala	599	25	90	20
Benton	201	1	2	0
Bolivar	1634	57	111	19
Calhoun	485	11	25	4
Carroll	296	12	45	9
Chickasaw	606	22	43	12
Choctaw	161	4	1	0
Claiborne	443	16	43	9
Clarke	489	32	55	13
Clay	498	16	3	1
Coahoma	1041	21	78	2
Copiah	1113	31	34	4
Covington	737	17	12	4
De Soto	4870	48	53	9
Forrest	2224	68	154	40
Franklin	180	3	3	1
George	708	13	20	4
Greene	314	14	35	6
Grenada	976	32	100	18
Hancock	513	20	9	4
Harrison	3469	62	221	25
Hinds	6660	143	379	61
Holmes	1058	54	99	20
Humphreys	349	15	22	6
Issaquena	98	3		0
Itawamba	631	17	53	9
Jackson	3147	60	75	7
Jasper	504	13	1	0
Jefferson	224	9	11	3
Jefferson Davis	308	9	3	1
Jones	2218	75	178	36
Kemper	277	15	39	9
Lafayette	1707	38	122	27
Lamar	1512	32	23	10
Lauderdale	1861	113	247	64
Lawrence	413	11	27	2
Leake	902	31	9	0
Lee	2315	61	146	28
Leflore	1264	76	187	45
Lincoln	1002	52	133	31
Lowndes	1314	56	95	32
Madison	3048	83	234	44
Marion	798	26	64	7
Marshall	996	14	29	6
Monroe	1092	61	148	44
Montgomery	422	18	33	8
Neshoba	1460	101	110	37
Newton	693	18	28	6
Noxubee	531	14	18	4
Oktibbeha	1562	46	191	30
Panola	1328	25	13	2
Pearl River	787	48	70	20
Perry	346	11	1	0
Pike	1167	46	80	21
Pontotoc	1106	13	6	1
Prentiss	669	15	47	3
Quitman	348	4		0
Rankin	2987	69	151	18
Scott	1123	22	15	3
Sharkey	254	9	43	8
Simpson	959	40	101	19
Smith	492	13	54	8
Stone	331	10	44	6
Sunflower	1306	39	53	10
Tallahatchie	672	13	13	2
Tate	878	35	32	12
Tippah	564	16	3	0
Tishomingo	581	30	96	21
Tunica	457	13	12	2
Union	909	23	46	11
Walthall	576	24	67	13
Warren	1340	47	112	22
Washington	2071	66	104	22
Wayne	858	21	59	10
Webster	313	13	52	11
Wilkinson	284	17	15	4
Winston	709	19	40	11
Yalobusha	389	13	35	7
Yazoo	974	21	38	5
Total	86,478	2,569	5,320	1,068

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	81,910	4,568	86,478
Deaths	2,401	168	2,569

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 Pediatric MIS-C Cases and Deaths

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19 that causes inflammation in many body parts, including the heart and other vital organs.

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 4

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	102,716	101,476	1,240	0
Other testing providers	551,063	491,355	26,228	33,480
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	653,779	592,831	27,468	33,480

MSDH Individuals Tested as of September 4

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: 77,324
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,471

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