Mississippi coronavirus cases, deaths climb with latest report
Published 2:30 pm Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Mississippi’s COVID-19 coronavirus cases climbed again Wednesday as the state reported more than 1,200 new cases and dozens of additional deaths.
Reported deaths set another all-time high over the last two weeks with 382 deaths reported.
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,245 new coronavirus cases Tuesday and 51 more deaths from the prior day. Of those deaths, 19 deaths actually occurred between July 11 and July 29.
In total, 63,444 cases have been found in the state. The state believes more than 42,000 of those cases have recovered.
A total of 1,804 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus.
The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 1,091 with Tuesday’s update.
The 14-day, daily average also dropped to 1,169 cases per day.
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 | 596 | 25 | 45 | 12 |
| Alcorn | 377 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Amite | 217 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| Attala | 510 | 24 | 89 | 20 |
| Benton | 128 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 1010 | 32 | 47 | 9 |
| Calhoun | 392 | 9 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 248 | 11 | 45 | 9 |
| Chickasaw | 438 | 19 | 35 | 11 |
| Choctaw | 129 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 399 | 13 | 43 | 9 |
| Clarke | 322 | 25 | 19 | 9 |
| Clay | 380 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Coahoma | 684 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Copiah | 929 | 28 | 30 | 4 |
| Covington | 603 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| De Soto | 3472 | 27 | 43 | 6 |
| Forrest | 1701 | 55 | 100 | 31 |
| Franklin | 115 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| George | 545 | 4 * | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 230 | 11 | 35 | 6 |
| Grenada | 819 | 21 | 74 | 12 |
| Hancock | 349 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Harrison | 2287 | 35 * | 136 | 15 |
| Hinds | 5416 | 112 | 254 | 49 |
| Holmes | 859 | 48 | 97 | 20 |
| Humphreys | 281 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| Issaquena | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itawamba | 323 | 10 | 34 | 7 |
| Jackson | 2156 | 41 * | 68 | 7 |
| Jasper | 379 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 193 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Jefferson Davis | 225 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Jones | 1828 | 57 | 168 | 35 |
| Kemper | 227 | 15 | 38 | 9 |
| Lafayette | 907 | 14 | 83 | 11 |
| Lamar | 1177 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| Lauderdale | 1379 | 90 | 205 | 56 |
| Lawrence | 302 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Leake | 776 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| Lee | 1297 | 32 | 71 | 15 |
| Leflore | 882 | 61 | 184 | 42 |
| Lincoln | 787 | 41 | 116 | 27 |
| Lowndes | 1023 | 33 | 69 | 18 |
| Madison | 2363 | 60 | 180 | 31 |
| Marion | 634 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
| Marshall | 616 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Monroe | 731 | 51 | 127 | 41 |
| Montgomery | 302 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 1264 | 90 | 108 | 35 |
| Newton | 530 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 438 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| Oktibbeha | 1077 | 37 | 176 | 24 |
| Panola | 960 | 12 * | 7 | 1 |
| Pearl River | 515 | 37 | 56 | 15 |
| Perry | 220 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 861 | 33 | 72 | 15 |
| Pontotoc | 780 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 369 | 9 | 25 | 3 |
| Quitman | 238 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 2202 | 31 | 89 | 10 |
| Scott | 978 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| Sharkey | 191 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Simpson | 767 | 30 | 27 | 13 |
| Smith | 389 | 13 | 54 | 8 |
| Stone | 160 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sunflower | 942 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| Tallahatchie | 512 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Tate | 683 | 27 * | 34 | 12 |
| Tippah | 320 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 344 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Tunica | 307 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 552 | 15 | 23 | 8 |
| Walthall | 482 | 19 | 65 | 9 |
| Warren | 995 | 31 | 89 | 14 |
| Washington | 1548 | 35 | 44 | 12 |
| Wayne | 749 | 21 | 57 | 10 |
| Webster | 211 | 12 | 52 | 11 |
| Wilkinson | 193 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Winston | 593 | 15 | 40 | 11 |
| Yalobusha | 304 | 10 | 35 | 7 |
| Yazoo | 803 | 12 | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 63,444 | 1,804 | 3,765 | 789 |
* Note: A death previously reported in George County has been corrected to Jackson County. A death previously reported in Harrison County has been corrected to Jackson County. A death previously reported in Panola County has been corrected to Tate County.
