Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 87,379 Deaths To 2,585

niman · September 9, 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	828	32	46	12
Alcorn	685	7	17	1
Amite	285	8	14	2
Attala	598	25	90	20
Benton	203	1	2	0
Bolivar	1652	58	154	20
Calhoun	490	11	25	4
Carroll	297	12	45	9
Chickasaw	610	22	43	12
Choctaw	163	4	1	0
Claiborne	443	16	43	9
Clarke	491	32	55	13
Clay	509	16	3	1
Coahoma	1046	22	78	2
Copiah	1132	31	34	4
Covington	739	17	12	4
De Soto	4953	50	54	10
Forrest	2234	68	154	40
Franklin	181	3	3	1
George	714	13	20	4
Greene	316	14	35	6
Grenada	980	32	100	18
Hancock	520	20	9	4
Harrison	3527	63	221	25
Hinds	6694	143	379	61
Holmes	1065	55	99	20
Humphreys	349	15	22	6
Issaquena	98	3	0	0
Itawamba	648	17	53	9
Jackson	3198	60	75	7
Jasper	507	13	1	0
Jefferson	227	9	11	3
Jefferson Davis	309	9	3	1
Jones	2239	75	178	36
Kemper	278	15	39	9
Lafayette	1791	38	122	27
Lamar	1519	32	23	10
Lauderdale	1873	113	247	64
Lawrence	414	11	27	2
Leake	910	31	9	0
Lee	2362	61	146	28
Leflore	1272	76	187	45
Lincoln	1007	52	134	31
Lowndes	1322	56	96	32
Madison	3062	83	234	44
Marion	806	27	64	8
Marshall	1009	14	29	6
Monroe	1110	61	148	44
Montgomery	423	18	33	8
Neshoba	1468	101	110	37
Newton	697	19	32	7
Noxubee	533	14	18	4
Oktibbeha	1593	46	191	30
Panola	1336	25	13	2
Pearl River	794	49	70	20
Perry	360	12	1	0
Pike	1177	46	80	21
Pontotoc	1131	13	6	1
Prentiss	688	15	47	3
Quitman	351	5	0	0
Rankin	3018	69	151	18
Scott	1125	22	15	3
Sharkey	256	10	43	8
Simpson	964	40	101	19
Smith	492	13	54	8
Stone	339	10	44	6
Sunflower	1313	40	54	10
Tallahatchie	676	13	13	2
Tate	885	35	32	12
Tippah	572	16	3	0
Tishomingo	594	31	96	22
Tunica	459	13	12	2
Union	914	23	46	11
Walthall	578	24	67	13
Warren	1341	46	113	22
Washington	2080	67	105	22
Wayne	864	21	59	10
Webster	315	13	52	11
Wilkinson	284	17	15	4
Winston	710	19	40	11
Yalobusha	391	13	35	7
Yazoo	993	21	38	5
Total	87,379	2,585	5,373	1,073

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	82,684	4,695	87,379
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.

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 7

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	103,235	101,995	1,240	0
Other testing providers	560,758	499,771	26,490	34,497
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	663,993	601,766	27,730	34,497

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