Mississippi reports relatively stable numbers of new coronavirus cases
Published 1:49 pm Sunday, September 20, 2020
Mississippi reported a slightly increased number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases Sunday over the trailing averages.
On Sunday, the state reported 277 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
The state also reported 1 new death Sunday, which actually occurred September 10.
In total, 93,364 cases have been found in the state since March. The state believes approximately 79,000 of those cases have recovered.
A total of 2,810 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus, the state reported.
The 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 499 with Sunday’s update.
The 14-day, daily average dropped to 463 cases per day.
Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
Detailed reporting of long-term care information will resume on Monday.
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 | 919 | 36 |
| Alcorn | 773 | 11 |
| Amite | 311 | 10 |
| Attala | 641 | 25 |
| Benton | 219 | 1 |
| Bolivar | 1794 | 65 |
| Calhoun | 506 | 12 |
| Carroll | 312 | 12 |
| Chickasaw | 655 | 24 |
| Choctaw | 179 | 5 |
| Claiborne | 452 | 16 |
| Clarke | 535 | 39 |
| Clay | 578 | 17 |
| Coahoma | 1123 | 27 |
| Copiah | 1162 | 33 |
| Covington | 805 | 22 |
| De Soto | 5411 | 55 |
| Forrest | 2390 | 70 |
| Franklin | 189 | 3 |
| George | 749 | 13 |
| Greene | 345 | 17 |
| Grenada | 1061 | 35 |
| Hancock | 561 | 21 |
| Harrison | 3732 | 72 |
| Hinds | 6974 | 155 |
| Holmes | 1092 | 58 |
| Humphreys | 373 | 15 |
| Issaquena | 103 | 3 |
| Itawamba | 762 | 21 |
| Jackson | 3388 | 67 |
| Jasper | 554 | 15 |
| Jefferson | 242 | 9 |
| Jefferson Davis | 325 | 11 |
| Jones | 2420 | 78 |
| Kemper | 286 | 15 |
| Lafayette | 2084 | 39 |
| Lamar | 1631 | 34 |
| Lauderdale | 1999 | 124 |
| Lawrence | 425 | 12 |
| Leake | 939 | 37 |
| Lee | 2606 | 67 |
| Leflore | 1369 | 80 |
| Lincoln | 1067 | 53 |
| Lowndes | 1399 | 57 |
| Madison | 3208 | 86 |
| Marion | 841 | 33 |
| Marshall | 1076 | 15 |
| Monroe | 1188 | 65 |
| Montgomery | 455 | 20 |
| Neshoba | 1536 | 103 |
| Newton | 757 | 23 |
| Noxubee | 543 | 15 |
| Oktibbeha | 1750 | 50 |
| Panola | 1440 | 27 |
| Pearl River | 865 | 50 |
| Perry | 407 | 18 |
| Pike | 1212 | 48 |
| Pontotoc | 1234 | 16 |
| Prentiss | 811 | 17 |
| Quitman | 374 | 5 |
| Rankin | 3190 | 75 |
| Scott | 1164 | 25 |
| Sharkey | 263 | 12 |
| Simpson | 1011 | 43 |
| Smith | 523 | 14 |
| Stone | 355 | 11 |
| Sunflower | 1417 | 44 |
| Tallahatchie | 754 | 18 |
| Tate | 951 | 37 |
| Tippah | 642 | 16 |
| Tishomingo | 658 | 37 |
| Tunica | 479 | 13 |
| Union | 978 | 24 |
| Walthall | 593 | 25 |
| Warren | 1381 | 50 |
| Washington | 2179 | 71 |
| Wayne | 877 | 21 |
| Webster | 331 | 13 |
| Wilkinson | 302 | 17 |
| Winston | 724 | 19 |
| Yalobusha | 417 | 14 |
| Yazoo | 1038 | 29 |
| Total | 93,364 | 2,810 |
