Coronavirus new case averages still decline in Mississippi
Published 2:21 pm Sunday, September 13, 2020
Mississippi’s trailing averages of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases continued to decline Sunday after the latest statistics released from the state.
On Sunday, the state reported 254 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
The state also reported 12 new deaths Sunday. Of the deaths reported Sunday, 7 actually occurred between August 26 and September 4.
In total, 89,874 cases have been found in the state since March. The state believes approximately 74,000 of those cases have recovered.
A total of 2,697 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus, the state reported.
The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 426 with Sunday’s update.
The 14-day, daily average dropped to 514 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 |
| Adams | 862 | 32 |
| Alcorn | 729 | 9 |
| Amite | 291 | 10 |
| Attala | 619 | 25 |
| Benton | 206 | 1 |
| Bolivar | 1708 | 60 |
| Calhoun | 502 | 12 |
| Carroll | 303 | 12 |
| Chickasaw | 621 | 24 |
| Choctaw | 174 | 5 |
| Claiborne | 447 | 16 |
| Clarke | 508 | 37 |
| Clay | 544 | 16 |
| Coahoma | 1072 | 24 |
| Copiah | 1136 | 33 |
| Covington | 774 | 19 |
| De Soto | 5154 | 53 |
| Forrest | 2277 | 68 |
| Franklin | 182 | 3 |
| George | 729 | 13 |
| Greene | 326 | 16 |
| Grenada | 1011 | 33 |
| Hancock | 538 | 20 |
| Harrison | 3619 | 69 |
| Hinds | 6816 | 149 |
| Holmes | 1075 | 56 |
| Humphreys | 362 | 15 |
| Issaquena | 98 | 3 |
| Itawamba | 690 | 20 * |
| Jackson | 3290 | 66 |
| Jasper | 523 | 13 |
| Jefferson | 232 | 9 |
| Jefferson Davis | 313 | 10 |
| Jones | 2293 | 76 |
| Kemper | 281 | 15 |
| Lafayette | 1939 | 39 |
| Lamar | 1536 | 33 |
| Lauderdale | 1948 | 119 |
| Lawrence | 420 | 12 |
| Leake | 925 | 33 |
| Lee | 2460 | 64 * |
| Leflore | 1320 | 79 |
| Lincoln | 1024 | 52 |
| Lowndes | 1364 | 56 |
| Madison | 3134 | 84 |
| Marion | 823 | 29 |
| Marshall | 1053 | 14 |
| Monroe | 1144 | 65 |
| Montgomery | 437 | 19 |
| Neshoba | 1497 | 102 |
| Newton | 730 | 21 |
| Noxubee | 539 | 14 |
| Oktibbeha | 1691 | 47 |
| Panola | 1365 | 26 |
| Pearl River | 822 | 49 |
| Perry | 374 | 15 |
| Pike | 1185 | 48 |
| Pontotoc | 1163 | 15 |
| Prentiss | 735 | 17 |
| Quitman | 354 | 5 |
| Rankin | 3075 | 72 |
| Scott | 1141 | 23 |
| Sharkey | 257 | 11 |
| Simpson | 993 | 40 |
| Smith | 509 | 13 |
| Stone | 341 | 11 |
| Sunflower | 1338 | 42 |
| Tallahatchie | 703 | 16 |
| Tate | 914 | 36 |
| Tippah | 611 | 16 |
| Tishomingo | 628 | 34 |
| Tunica | 464 | 13 |
| Union | 952 | 23 |
| Walthall | 579 | 24 |
| Warren | 1354 | 47 |
| Washington | 2123 | 71 |
| Wayne | 863 | 21 |
| Webster | 321 | 13 |
| Wilkinson | 290 | 17 |
| Winston | 717 | 19 |
| Yalobusha | 405 | 13 |
| Yazoo | 1009 | 23 |
| Total | 89,874 | 2,697 |
* Note: One death previously reported in Lee County has been corrected to Itawamba County.
