Coronavirus: Mississippi infections grow by 60% overnight
Published 9:13 am Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported early Wednesday that the number of positive COVID-19 coronavirus cases had jumped again since yesterday by approximately 61 percent.
Thirteen new cases were reported across eight counties. The total number of cases currently reported is 34.
The new cases were found in:
| County | Cases |
| Bolivar | 2 |
| Coahoma | 2 |
| DeSoto | 1 |
| Hancock | 1 |
| Harrison | 3 |
| Madison | 1 |
| Pearl River | 2 |
| Perry | 1 |
| Total | 13 |
