The latest: Mississippi’s new coronavirus cases lower than average Sunday
Published 2:58 pm Sunday, August 2, 2020
Mississippi reported lower new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus on Sunday.
The state reported 672 new coronavirus cases Sunday and 10 more deaths from the prior day.
The number of new cases was down significantly from Thursday’s record high for the most new cases in a single day – 1,775.
In total, 60,553 cases have been found in the state. The state believes more than 35,000 of those cases have recovered.
A total of 1,703 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus.
The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 1,178 with Sunday’s update.
The 14-day, daily average also dropped to a new record, 1,280 cases per day. Sunday’s lower update caused the 14-day, daily average drop slightly after 20 days of increases.
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 |
| Adams | 580 | 25 |
| Alcorn | 354 | 4 |
| Amite | 210 | 5 |
| Attala | 495 | 24 |
| Benton | 124 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 939 | 32 |
| Calhoun | 374 | 8 |
| Carroll | 245 | 11 |
| Chickasaw | 435 | 19 |
| Choctaw | 126 | 4 |
| Claiborne | 400 | 13 |
| Clarke | 298 | 25 |
| Clay | 368 | 14 |
| Coahoma | 659 | 10 |
| Copiah | 909 | 24 |
| Covington | 578 | 11 |
| De Soto | 3280 | 27 |
| Forrest | 1631 | 53 |
| Franklin | 114 | 2 |
| George | 541 | 5 |
| Greene | 226 | 11 |
| Grenada | 812 | 20 |
| Hancock | 326 | 14 |
| Harrison | 2098 | 32 |
| Hinds | 5209 | 106 |
| Holmes | 843 | 47 |
| Humphreys | 269 | 11 |
| Issaquena | 21 | 1 |
| Itawamba | 307 | 10 |
| Jackson | 1929 | 34 |
| Jasper | 375 | 8 |
| Jefferson | 191 | 6 |
| Jefferson Davis | 198 | 6 |
| Jones | 1765 | 57 |
| Kemper | 223 | 15 |
| Lafayette | 869 | 9 |
| Lamar | 1115 | 12 |
| Lauderdale | 1323 | 88 |
| Lawrence | 313 | 5 |
| Leake | 767 | 25 |
| Lee | 1232 | 30 |
| Leflore | 832 | 59 |
| Lincoln | 743 | 39 |
| Lowndes | 973 | 32 |
| Madison | 2281 | 54 |
| Marion | 599 | 18 |
| Marshall | 566 | 8 |
| Monroe | 697 | 50 |
| Montgomery | 291 | 3 |
| Neshoba | 1194 | 87 |
| Newton | 516 | 11 |
| Noxubee | 417 | 10 |
| Oktibbeha | 1052 | 35 |
| Panola | 907 | 11 |
| Pearl River | 482 | 36 |
| Perry | 221 | 7 |
| Pike | 826 | 32 |
| Pontotoc | 724 | 7 |
| Prentiss | 337 | 6 |
| Quitman | 221 | 1 |
| Rankin | 2124 | 28 |
| Scott | 953 | 17 |
| Sharkey | 180 | 1 |
| Simpson | 711 | 26 |
| Smith | 377 | 13 |
| Stone | 148 | 3 |
| Sunflower | 906 | 22 |
| Tallahatchie | 493 | 10 |
| Tate | 645 | 23 |
| Tippah | 304 | 12 |
| Tishomingo | 316 | 3 |
| Tunica | 265 | 6 |
| Union | 519 | 13 |
| Walthall | 442 | 18 |
| Warren | 964 | 26 |
| Washington | 1480 | 32 |
| Wayne | 732 | 21 |
| Webster | 197 | 12 |
| Wilkinson | 187 | 12 |
| Winston | 571 | 15 |
| Yalobusha | 316 | 10 |
| Yazoo | 773 | 11 |
| Total | 60,553 | 1,703 |
