Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 86,888 Deaths To 2,584

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Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,420.html#caseTable

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
Adams	823	32
Alcorn	677	7
Amite	285	8
Attala	598	25
Benton	201	1
Bolivar	1647	58
Calhoun	486	11
Carroll	297	12
Chickasaw	610	22
Choctaw	162	4
Claiborne	443	16
Clarke	490	32
Clay	505	16
Coahoma	1042	22
Copiah	1130	31
Covington	738	17
De Soto	4911	50
Forrest	2232	68
Franklin	181	3
George	711	13
Greene	314	14
Grenada	980	32
Hancock	515	20
Harrison	3490	63
Hinds	6678	143
Holmes	1062	55
Humphreys	349	15
Issaquena	98	3
Itawamba	635	17
Jackson	3158	60
Jasper	506	13
Jefferson	225	9
Jefferson Davis	308	9
Jones	2222	75
Kemper	277	15
Lafayette	1750	38
Lamar	1515	32
Lauderdale	1863	113
Lawrence	413	11
Leake	908	31
Lee	2336	61
Leflore	1267	76
Lincoln	1005	52
Lowndes	1320	56
Madison	3057	83
Marion	801	27
Marshall	998	14
Monroe	1098	61
Montgomery	423	18
Neshoba	1463	101
Newton	697	19
Noxubee	531	14
Oktibbeha	1584	46
Panola	1329	25
Pearl River	790	49
Perry	351	12
Pike	1171	46
Pontotoc	1111	13
Prentiss	679	15
Quitman	351	4
Rankin	3003	69
Scott	1125	22
Sharkey	254	10
Simpson	962	40
Smith	492	13
Stone	335	10
Sunflower	1309	40
Tallahatchie	673	13
Tate	880	35
Tippah	567	16
Tishomingo	590	31
Tunica	457	13
Union	910	23
Walthall	576	24
Warren	1341	46*
Washington	2077	67
Wayne	861	21
Webster	315	13
Wilkinson	284	17
Winston	709	19
Yalobusha	389	13
Yazoo	982	21
Total	86,888	2,584

* Note: A death in Warren County was incorrectly counted twice. The error has been corrected and the update is reflected in the totals above.

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	82,235	4,653	86,888
Deaths	2,416	168	2,584

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

• Interactive chart of hospitalizations by date
• Interactive chart of local and state hospital bed availability

Daily Statewide 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 Statewide Data Summaries

The statistical charts below are now updated weekly.

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 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 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 5

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: 77,675
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 8,500