The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting 178 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total number of cases, since March 11, to 4,894.
Ten new deaths are being reported today bringing the number of people who have lost their lives to coronavirus to 193.
What follows is a list, by county, of Mississippi COVID-19 cases, deaths, and cases in long-term care facilities to date.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases |
| Adams | 96 | 7 | 10 |
| Alcorn | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| Attala | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| Benton | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 87 | 6 | 12 |
| Calhoun | 43 | 2 | 19 |
| Carroll | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Chickasaw | 51 | 4 | 16 |
| Choctaw | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 36 | 3 | 6 |
| Clay | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 53 | 2 | 1 |
| Copiah | 52 | 1 | 1 |
| Covington | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 244 | 3 | 1 |
| Forrest | 158 | 4 | 13 |
| Franklin | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| George | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Hancock | 54 | 5 | 6 |
| Harrison | 150 | 6 | 2 |
| Hinds | 377 | 6 | 6 |
| Holmes | 78 | 5 | 3 |
| Humphreys | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Itawamba | 27 | 1 | 11 |
| Jackson | 221 | 6 | 27 |
| Jasper | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jones | 88 | 0 | 4 |
| Kemper | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Lafayette | 70 | 3 | 10 |
| Lamar | 79 | 2 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 235 | 18 | 63 |
| Lawrence | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Leake | 108 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee | 64 | 4 | 4 |
| Leflore | 113 | 12 | 24 |
| Lincoln | 121 | 7 | 41 |
| Lowndes | 36 | 1 | 2 |
| Madison | 151 | 4 | 10 |
| Marion | 48 | 2 | 12 |
| Marshall | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| Monroe | 99 | 9 | 34 |
| Montgomery | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 91 | 2 | 0 |
| Newton | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Oktibbeha | 44 | 3 | 6 |
| Panola | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 136 | 10 | 25 |
| Perry | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Pike | 118 | 3 | 8 |
| Pontotoc | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 28 | 0 | 17 |
| Quitman | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 148 | 4 | 4 |
| Scott | 163 | 0 | 7 |
| Sharkey | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| Smith | 51 | 3 | 17 |
| Stone | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Tate | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Tippah | 49 | 7 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunica | 34 | 1 | 12 |
| Union | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Walthall | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington | 71 | 3 | 4 |
| Wayne | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 66 | 6 | 4 |
| Winston | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 103 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4,894 | 193 | 470 |
The Mississippi State Department of Health reminds you, 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.
Click here for access to additional statistical data on the virus in Mississippi.
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