Mississippi coronavirus cases jumped back up, but averages still declining
Published 2:18 pm Wednesday, August 12, 2020
After three days of reporting lower-than-average numbers of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases, Mississippi reported more than 1,000 new cases Wednesday along with 45 additional deaths.
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,081 new coronavirus cases Wednesday and 45 more deaths from the prior day. Of the deaths reported Wednesday, 17 actually occurred between July 26 and August 6 but were delayed in being reported.
In total, 69,374 cases have been found in the state since March. The state believes nearly 50,000 of those cases have recovered.
A total of 1,989 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus, the state reported.
Despite the jump in daily cases on Wednesday, the 7-day and 14-day averages of new cases continued to decline, indicating that measures to slow the virus’ spread may be working.
The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 847 with Wednesday’s update.
The 14-day, daily average dropped to 969 cases per day. Wednesday was the first time since mid-July that the 14-day average dropped back below 1,000 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 | 642 | 26 | 46 | 12 |
Alcorn | 439 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Amite | 240 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
Attala | 533 | 25 | 89 | 20 |
Benton | 154 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Bolivar | 1156 | 36 | 48 | 9 |
Calhoun | 426 | 9 | 23 | 4 |
Carroll | 262 | 11 | 45 | 9 |
Chickasaw | 488 | 19 | 35 | 11 |
Choctaw | 138 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Claiborne | 409 | 14 | 43 | 9 |
Clarke | 343 | 28 | 27 | 9 |
Clay | 404 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
Coahoma | 789 | 13 | 43 | 2 |
Copiah | 971 | 28 | 30 | 4 |
Covington | 637 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
De Soto | 3753 | 31 | 45 | 7 |
Forrest | 1858 | 57 | 101 | 32 |
Franklin | 135 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
George | 603 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Greene | 262 | 13 | 35 | 6 |
Grenada | 856 | 26 | 76 | 15 |
Hancock | 409 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Harrison | 2651 | 36 | 148 | 15 |
Hinds | 5768 | 121 | 273 | 54 |
Holmes | 923 | 49 | 97 | 20 |
Humphreys | 299 | 12 | 20 | 6 |
Issaquena | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Itawamba | 395 | 10 | 40 | 7 |
Jackson | 2391 | 45 | 68 | 7 |
Jasper | 408 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Jefferson | 196 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
Jefferson Davis | 240 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Jones | 1947 | 62 | 171 | 35 |
Kemper | 240 | 14 | 38 | 9 |
Lafayette | 1018 | 20 | 90 | 15 |
Lamar | 1241 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
Lauderdale | 1439 | 93 | 210 | 56 |
Lawrence | 329 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Leake | 799 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
Lee | 1563 | 42 | 83 | 15 |
Leflore | 959 | 68 | 184 | 44 |
Lincoln | 846 | 43 | 124 | 28 |
Lowndes | 1102 | 40 | 84 | 24 |
Madison | 2489 | 72 | 206 | 37 |
Marion | 689 | 21 | 47 | 6 |
Marshall | 729 | 9 | 17 | 2 |
Monroe | 831 | 55 | 146 | 44 |
Montgomery | 345 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Neshoba | 1306 | 94 | 108 | 35 |
Newton | 555 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
Noxubee | 463 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
Oktibbeha | 1136 | 39 | 177 | 26 |
Panola | 1091 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
Pearl River | 567 | 40 | 57 | 16 |
Perry | 248 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Pike | 951 | 37 | 73 | 18 |
Pontotoc | 857 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Prentiss | 441 | 10 | 26 | 3 |
Quitman | 275 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rankin | 2322 | 38 | 100 | 10 |
Scott | 1017 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
Sharkey | 206 | 5 | 42 | 4 |
Simpson | 821 | 31 | 56 | 15 |
Smith | 412 | 13 | 54 | 8 |
Stone | 224 | 5 | 23 | 2 |
Sunflower | 1071 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
Tallahatchie | 547 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
Tate | 746 | 30 | 33 | 12 |
Tippah | 388 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Tishomingo | 444 | 9 | 34 | 2 |
Tunica | 365 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
Union | 700 | 17 | 35 | 8 |
Walthall | 511 | 21 | 64 | 10 |
Warren | 1137 | 35 | 95 | 18 |
Washington | 1722 | 44 | 57 | 13 |
Wayne | 789 | 21 | 58 | 10 |
Webster | 248 | 13 | 52 | 11 |
Wilkinson | 220 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
Winston | 635 | 16 | 40 | 11 |
Yalobusha | 318 | 10 | 35 | 7 |
Yazoo | 870 | 13 | 28 | 3 |
Total | 69,374 | 1,989 | 4,159 | 854 |
Note: A death previously reported in DeSoto County was determined to be a TN resident and has been removed from DeSoto County’s data. The data below has been updated to reflect these changes.