Coronavirus cases in Mississippi hit new 14-day daily average
Published 12:13 pm Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Mississippi reported more cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus Wednesday as the 14-day average rose to a new record high.
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported an additional 302 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours bringing the total cases to 16,322.
The state announced Wednesday morning 15 new deaths were attributed to the virus bringing the total death toll to 782. An overwhelming number, 11, of those deaths came from people listed as residents of long-term care facilities.
Mississippi’s 7-day average of new cases decreased slightly to 325 per day. The record high of the 7-day average of new cases is 328 and was set on Monday.
The 14-day average of daily new cases also rose Wednesday hitting 311 cases per day, a new high.
The state reported that 406 deaths were of residents of long-term care facilities or approximately 52 percent of all deaths in the state.
Here are the county by county numbers:
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
| Adams | 202 | 16 | 44 | 9 |
| Alcorn | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 65 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Attala | 307 | 18 | 82 | 15 |
| Benton | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 166 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Calhoun | 67 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 116 | 11 | 45 | 9 |
| Chickasaw | 140 | 14 | 34 | 9 |
| Choctaw | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 114 | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| Clarke | 155 | 19 | 20 | 8 |
| Clay | 118 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 128 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Copiah | 325 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Covington | 177 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Desoto | 559 | 8 | 19 | 3 |
| Forrest | 592 | 39 | 88 | 28 |
| Franklin | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| George | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene | 33 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Grenada | 100 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
| Hancock | 90 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Harrison | 265 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Hinds | 1066 | 26 | 83 | 13 |
| Holmes | 441 | 30 | 84 | 15 |
| Humphreys | 60 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
| Itawamba | 90 | 7 | 34 | 6 |
| Jackson | 309 | 14 | 40 | 5 |
| Jasper | 166 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 81 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Jones | 686 | 32 | 101 | 19 |
| Kemper | 149 | 11 | 32 | 7 |
| Lafayette | 150 | 4 | 39 | 1 |
| Lamar | 248 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Lauderdale | 760 | 68 | 202 | 45 |
| Lawrence | 108 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Leake | 454 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee | 185 | 7 | 22 | 1 |
| Leflore | 273 | 36 | 92 | 23 |
| Lincoln | 278 | 29 | 86 | 22 |
| Lowndes | 241 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| Madison | 757 | 27 | 101 | 15 |
| Marion | 116 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Marshall | 85 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Monroe | 267 | 25 | 92 | 22 |
| Montgomery | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 722 | 44 | 70 | 23 |
| Newton | 283 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Noxubee | 193 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| Oktibbeha | 267 | 14 | 74 | 11 |
| Panola | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 212 | 31 | 46 | 11 |
| Perry | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 205 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
| Pontotoc | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 53 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| Quitman | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 453 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Scott | 662 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| Sharkey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 104 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Smith | 153 | 11 | 43 | 7 |
| Stone | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate | 88 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tippah | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunica | 56 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 86 | 7 | 20 | 6 |
| Walthall | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 191 | 10 | 37 | 7 |
| Washington | 194 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Wayne | 235 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Webster | 67 | 3 | 18 | 2 |
| Wilkinson | 85 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Winston | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 97 | 6 | 26 | 6 |
| Yazoo | 291 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Total | 16,322 | 782 | 1,993 | 406 |
For more detailed graphics on Mississippi’s coronavirus statistics, please visit:
https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/video-mississippis-coronavirus-case-by-the-numbers/
