COVID-19 update: 139 new cases in Mississippi

The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting 139 new cases of coronavirus in Mississippi, bringing the state’s total to 2,781 total cases.

Three more people have died due to COVID-19, bring the total number of lives lost to the virus across the state to 96.

Mississippi COVID-19 Case Map

If you are waiting for test results, it is essential to remain at home. Do not go to work or leave home. Stay in a specific room at home and avoid contact with other family members as much as possible. These steps are important to prevent the possible spread of disease.

What follows is a county-by-county breakdown of Mississippi’s COVID-19 cases to date. including the number of long-term care (LTC) facilities with reported outbreaks.

County Cases Deaths LTCs with Outbreaks
Adams 51 1 2
Alcorn 7
Amite 12 1 1
Attala 20
Benton 5
Bolivar 68 3 2
Calhoun 18 1
Carroll 7
Chickasaw 24 2 1
Choctaw 10 1
Claiborne 6
Clarke 13 1 2
Clay 18
Coahoma 38 1
Copiah 31
Covington 14
Desoto 171 2 1
Forrest 95 2 2
Franklin 10
George 7
Greene 2
Grenada 10
Hancock 40 5 2
Harrison 110 5 2
Hinds 247 2 4
Holmes 44 3
Humphreys 9 1
Itawamba 9
Jackson 140 5 1
Jasper 14
Jefferson 4 1
Jefferson Davis 5
Jones 33 2
Kemper 14
Lafayette 29 1
Lamar 32 1
Lauderdale 135 8 4
Lawrence 6
Leake 27
Lee 43 4
Leflore 45 4 2
Lincoln 46 4 2
Lowndes 24
Madison 103 2 2
Marion 21 1
Marshall 33 2
Monroe 36 2 2
Montgomery 14 1
Neshoba 31
Newton 10 1
Noxubee 6
Oktibbeha 37 1 2
Panola 22 2
Pearl River 83 7 2
Perry 18 1
Pike 54 1 1
Pontotoc 15 1
Prentiss 13 1
Quitman 12
Rankin 99 2
Scott 54 1
Sharkey 3
Simpson 7
Smith 24 1 1
Stone 10
Sunflower 35 1
Tallahatchie 3
Tate 24
Tippah 43 6 1
Tishomingo 2
Tunica 21 1 1
Union 7 1 1
Walthall 18
Warren 14 1
Washington 53 2 2
Wayne 8
Webster 14 1
Wilkinson 45 3 1
Winston 19
Yalobusha 14
Yazoo 63 1
Total 2,781 96 53

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