Mississippi COVID Cases Increase To 12,624 Deaths To 596

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New Cases and Deaths as of May 21

NEW CASES

402

New COVID-19 positive tests reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday

NEW DEATHS

16

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday

Attala	1
Franklin	1
Holmes	1
Humphreys	1
Lauderdale	3
Lawrence	1
Leflore	1
Monroe	1
Neshoba	1
Oktibbeha	1
Warren	1

* 3 confirmed COVID-19 related deaths between May 5 and May 12 were identified through death certificate reports. The additional deaths are reported in the following counties:

Lauderdale	1
Leake	1
Madison	1

LTC OUTBREAKS

102

Current outbreaks in long-term care facilities. (One or more cases among staff or residents counts as an outbreak.)

 

About our case counts: We currently update our case totals each morning based on test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results to us, which are included in our totals.

County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

Cases and Deaths by County

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

Totals of all reported cases since March 11, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	180	15	39	8
Alcorn	15	1	0	0
Amite	49	1	7	1
Attala	269	12	79	12
Benton	13	0	1	0
Bolivar	134	10	17	4
Calhoun	60	4	23	4
Carroll	113	9	45	7
Chickasaw	125	12	34	8
Choctaw	29	2	0	0
Claiborne	58	1	2	0
Clarke	123	16	17	7
Clay	95	3	0	0
Coahoma	92	3	0	0
Copiah	259	4	0	0
Covington	125	1	1	0
Desoto	442	6	15	2
Forrest	462	32	84	22
Franklin	23	2	2	1
George	19	1	0	0
Greene	7	1	0	0
Grenada	68	2	14	2
Hancock	86	10	7	3
Harrison	230	6	2	1
Hinds	855	24	77	13
Holmes	343	22	72	11
Humphreys	50	6	16	4
Itawamba	81	7	34	6
Jackson	291	13	39	4
Jasper	131	3	0	0
Jefferson	40	0	0	0
Jefferson Davis	69	2	3	1
Jones	422	12	51	5
Kemper	116	10	26	6
Lafayette	116	3	37	0
Lamar	215	4	4	2
Lauderdale	647	51	162	32
Lawrence	82	1	1	0
Leake	373	8	1	0
Lee	99	5	8	1
Leflore	211	25	53	12
Lincoln	231	19	81	15
Lowndes	139	7	17	4
Madison	618	20	89	12
Marion	103	8	14	2
Marshall	68	3	2	0
Monroe	231	24	92	21
Montgomery	77	1	0	0
Neshoba	477	27	64	15
Newton	214	3	3	0
Noxubee	152	4	14	3
Oktibbeha	126	9	29	6
Panola	59	2	0	0
Pearl River	203	27	44	9
Perry	40	2	0	0
Pike	190	11	14	6
Pontotoc	26	2	3	0
Prentiss	37	3	22	3
Quitman	23	0	0	0
Rankin	325	6	5	0
Scott	578	10	13	2
Sharkey	7	0	0	0
Simpson	82	0	4	0
Smith	127	10	29	7
Stone	27	0	0	0
Sunflower	73	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	23	1	0	0
Tate	59	1	2	0
Tippah	69	11	0	0
Tishomingo	22	0	1	0
Tunica	47	2	12	2
Union	68	4	20	3
Walthall	50	0	0	0
Warren	144	6	34	4
Washington	143	4	7	1
Wayne	72	0	2	0
Webster	27	1	0	0
Wilkinson	81	9	5	2
Winston	92	0	0	0
Yalobusha	79	4	24	4
Yazoo	198	2	8	0
Total	12,624	596	1,627	300

Long-Term Care Facility Cases and Deaths by Race

Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure. (Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, long-term acute care facilities, and psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers.)

• View a table by county of Mississippi COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities PDF

Mississippi Cases and Deaths Tables

• Mississippi COVID-19 cases by county, race and ethnicity PDF
• Mississippi COVID-19 deaths by county, race and ethnicity PDF
• Mississippi counties ranked by weekly cases and incidence

Mississippi COVID-19 Map and Charts

Data Overviews as of May 21

Our state case map and other data charts are also available in interactive form.

• View interactive map
• View interactive epidemiological trend and syndromic surveillance
• View interactive hospitalization chart

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: In our charts by race, "Other" includes American Indian and Asian.

Note: Values up to two weeks in the past on the Date of Illness Onset chart above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.

Weekly High Case and High Incidence Counties

These weekly tables count cases based on the date of testing, not the date the test result was reported, and count only those cases where the date of testing is known.

They rank counties by weekly cases, and by 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 May 21

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. We will update these figures as data becomes available.

Total tests by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory	21,254
Total tests by other providers	116,719
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	137,973

MSDH Individuals Tested as of May 21

MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 6 p.m. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.

• Total individuals tested by the MPHL: 20,084
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 2,340