Nearly 400 Mississippians have died from coronavirus in last two weeks, here are the latest statistics
Published 10:22 am Saturday, August 8, 2020
Mississippi’s new daily COVID-19 coronavirus cases ticked back up above trailing averages Saturday in Mississippi.
After Thursday’s sub-1,000 new case count, Friday and Saturday’s numbers climbed back above 1,000.
The huge spike in cases from July when more than 31,000 cases were reported subsequently has driven up the recent death toll.
Reported deaths over the last two-weeks hit a new high on Saturday with 394 Mississippians dying from the virus over the last 14-days.
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,210 new coronavirus cases Saturday and 26 more deaths from the prior day.
In total, 66,646 cases have been found in the state. The state believes more than 42,000 of those cases have recovered.
A total of 1,874 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus.
The 7-day, daily average of new cases increased slightly to 966 with Saturday’s update.
The 14-day, daily average dropped to 1,111 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 | 617 | 25 | 46 | 12 |
| Alcorn | 419 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Amite | 230 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| Attala | 521 | 25 | 89 | 20 |
| Benton | 143 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 1108 | 34 | 47 | 9 |
| Calhoun | 417 | 9 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 261 | 11 | 45 | 9 |
| Chickasaw | 459 | 20 | 35 | 11 |
| Choctaw | 133 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 404 | 13 | 43 | 9 |
| Clarke | 326 | 25 | 19 | 9 |
| Clay | 394 | 13 * | 2 | 1 |
| Coahoma | 743 | 12 | 34 | 2 |
| Copiah | 950 | 28 | 30 | 4 |
| Covington | 612 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| De Soto | 3632 | 30 | 45 | 7 |
| Forrest | 1778 | 56 | 101 | 32 |
| Franklin | 124 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| George | 559 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 241 | 11 | 35 | 6 |
| Grenada | 843 | 21 | 76 | 12 |
| Hancock | 388 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Harrison | 2498 | 36 | 141 | 15 |
| Hinds | 5599 | 118 | 265 | 53 |
| Holmes | 890 | 48 | 97 | 20 |
| Humphreys | 291 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| Issaquena | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itawamba | 358 | 10 | 34 | 7 |
| Jackson | 2269 | 42 | 68 | 7 |
| Jasper | 387 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 195 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Jefferson Davis | 231 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Jones | 1885 | 58 | 169 | 35 |
| Kemper | 232 | 14 | 38 | 9 |
| Lafayette | 964 | 16 | 88 | 12 |
| Lamar | 1202 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| Lauderdale | 1407 | 92 | 205 | 56 |
| Lawrence | 319 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Leake | 786 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| Lee | 1428 | 39 * | 83 | 15 |
| Leflore | 925 | 62 | 184 | 42 |
| Lincoln | 809 | 41 | 119 | 28 |
| Lowndes | 1074 | 37 | 71 | 20 |
| Madison | 2414 | 64 | 180 | 32 |
| Marion | 657 | 20 | 26 | 5 |
| Marshall | 688 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Monroe | 778 | 53 | 146 | 43 |
| Montgomery | 321 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 1285 | 92 | 108 | 35 |
| Newton | 542 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 453 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| Oktibbeha | 1118 | 38 | 176 | 25 |
| Panola | 1054 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| Pearl River | 540 | 38 | 57 | 15 |
| Perry | 232 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 928 | 36 | 72 | 17 |
| Pontotoc | 821 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 417 | 10 * | 25 | 3 |
| Quitman | 262 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 2276 | 33 | 96 | 10 |
| Scott | 998 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| Sharkey | 197 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
| Simpson | 795 | 30 | 32 | 14 |
| Smith | 404 | 13 | 54 | 8 |
| Stone | 194 | 4 | 23 | 2 |
| Sunflower | 1024 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| Tallahatchie | 530 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Tate | 720 | 28 | 33 | 12 |
| Tippah | 360 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 409 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Tunica | 333 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 627 | 16 | 27 | 8 |
| Walthall | 498 | 19 | 65 | 9 |
| Warren | 1089 | 32 | 94 | 15 |
| Washington | 1646 | 41 | 46 | 13 |
| Wayne | 764 | 21 | 57 | 10 |
| Webster | 228 | 12 | 52 | 11 |
| Wilkinson | 205 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Winston | 620 | 16 | 40 | 11 |
| Yalobusha | 313 | 10 | 35 | 7 |
| Yazoo | 829 | 12 | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 66,646 | 1,874 | 3,933 | 816 |
* Note: Benton County is reporting its first COVID-19 related death. A death previously reported in Prentiss County should have been reported in Lee County. A death previously reported in Clay County should have been reported in Lee County.
