Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 87,139 Deaths To 2,585

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Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

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

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
Adams	828	32
Alcorn	683	7
Amite	285	8
Attala	598	25
Benton	201	1
Bolivar	1648	58
Calhoun	487	11
Carroll	297	12
Chickasaw	610	22
Choctaw	163	4
Claiborne	443	16
Clarke	491	32
Clay	505	16
Coahoma	1044	22
Copiah	1131	31
Covington	739	17
De Soto	4931	50
Forrest	2233	68
Franklin	181	3
George	711	13
Greene	315	14
Grenada	980	32
Hancock	517	20
Harrison	3514	63
Hinds	6686	143
Holmes	1064	55
Humphreys	349	15
Issaquena	98	3
Itawamba	641	17
Jackson	3172	60
Jasper	507	13
Jefferson	227	9
Jefferson Davis	308	9
Jones	2234	75
Kemper	278	15
Lafayette	1778	38
Lamar	1515	32
Lauderdale	1867	113
Lawrence	413	11
Leake	909	31
Lee	2346	61
Leflore	1272	76
Lincoln	1007	52
Lowndes	1321	56
Madison	3059	83
Marion	802	27
Marshall	1005	14
Monroe	1100	61
Montgomery	423	18
Neshoba	1463	101
Newton	697	19
Noxubee	531	14
Oktibbeha	1592	46
Panola	1333	25
Pearl River	791	49
Perry	355	12
Pike	1171	46
Pontotoc	1125	13
Prentiss	682	15
Quitman	351	5
Rankin	3010	69
Scott	1125	22
Sharkey	254	10
Simpson	962	40
Smith	492	13
Stone	339	10
Sunflower	1311	40
Tallahatchie	674	13
Tate	883	35
Tippah	568	16
Tishomingo	592	31
Tunica	458	13
Union	912	23
Walthall	577	24
Warren	1341	46
Washington	2078	67
Wayne	862	21
Webster	315	13
Wilkinson	284	17
Winston	709	19
Yalobusha	391	13
Yazoo	986	21
Total	87,130	2,585

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	82,457	4,673	87,130
Deaths	2,417	168	2,585

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.

Our long-term care reporting will resume on Tuesday due to the Labor Day holiday.

• 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.

Update COVID-19 data and charts will resume on Tuesday due to the Labor Day holiday.

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