Mississippi reported far less new COVID-19 coronavirus cases Monday, but the state’s top health officer said it’s likely a weekend lag, not an actual reduction in virus spread yet.

The state reported 653 new coronavirus cases and six more deaths from the virus, bringing the total cases to 52,957 and 1,501 deaths. The state believes approximately 35,000 people have recovered from the virus.

“I wouldn’t be too comfortable with the 600 number,” Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said. “We frequently have a little bit of a drop after the weekend so we’ll just follow subsequent days to see what’s happening. but certainly would not take this as an indicator that we’ve seen much improvement yet. Although certainly, we can be hopeful.”

The state reported the number of patients with confirmed COVID-19 rose slightly Monday with 949 confirmed COVID cases and another 230 suspected patients.

Dobbs said nine major medical centers in Mississippi had no ICU beds available.

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. The data provided below is the most current available.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	518	23	44	11
Alcorn	278	3	1	1
Amite	179	4	13	2
Attala	459	23	89	19
Benton	91	0	1	0
Bolivar	766	25	45	7
Calhoun	342	8	23	4
Carroll	232	11	45	9
Chickasaw	391	19	35	11
Choctaw	106	4	0	0
Claiborne	385	12	43	9
Clarke	278	25	19	9
Clay	345	13	2	1
Coahoma	547	7	2	0
Copiah	835	21	30	3
Covington	540	8	3	1
De Soto	2844	24	33	6
Forrest	1428	46	97	29
Franklin	88	2	3	1
George	247	5	1	0
Greene	200	10	34	6
Grenada	770	17	71	9
Hancock	277	14	8	4
Harrison	1824	26	120	13
Hinds	4624	82	206	30
Holmes	772	45	97	20
Humphreys	248	10	19	6
Issaquena	18	1	0	0
Itawamba	257	9	34	7
Jackson	1596	27	68	6
Jasper	341	6	1	0
Jefferson	166	4	3	0
Jefferson Davis	177	5	3	1
Jones	1591	56	162	35
Kemper	209	15	38	9
Lafayette	739	4	43	1
Lamar	972	11	3	2
Lauderdale	1222	84	203	55
Lawrence	273	3	14	0
Leake	725	24	4	0
Lee	1020	26	66	15
Leflore	736	57	184	41
Lincoln	681	38	115	27
Lowndes	816	22	54	11
Madison	2096	50	167	23
Marion	516	16	15	2
Marshall	456	5	12	1
Monroe	599	47	124	38
Montgomery	250	3	0	0
Neshoba	1149	82	107	34
Newton	475	10	7	1
Noxubee	370	10	16	3
Oktibbeha	981	31	135	19
Panola	747	9	3	1
Pearl River	431	34	53	14
Perry	179	7	0	0
Pike	730	28	62	13
Pontotoc	617	6	3	1
Prentiss	255	6	24	3
Quitman	172	1	0	0
Rankin	1856	23	85	8
Scott	932	16	15	3
Sharkey	103	1	2	1
Simpson	626	13	7	3
Smith	350	12	53	8
Stone	129	2	2	1
Sunflower	797	14	10	1
Tallahatchie	349	6	7	2
Tate	565	19	29	11
Tippah	240	11	0	0
Tishomingo	230	3	2	0
Tunica	184	4	12	2
Union	410	13	20	8
Walthall	397	15	54	8
Warren	856	24	48	10
Washington	1283	24	38	9
Wayne	693	21	54	8
Webster	171	11	52	10
Wilkinson	154	12	5	2
Winston	483	14	40	10
Yalobusha	279	10	35	7
Yazoo	694	9	21	2
Total	52,957	1,501	3,398	688