The latest: Mississippi's daily coronavirus cases on rise - Magnolia State Live

The latest: Mississippi’s daily coronavirus cases on rise

Published 2:34 pm Sunday, October 4, 2020

Mississippi’s 7-day, daily average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases rose Sunday with the latest results released from the state.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 321 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The state also reported two additional deaths Sunday; one of those deaths occurred on September 3.

In total, 100,488 cases have been found in the state since March. The state believes approximately 89,700 of those cases have recovered.

A total of 3,013 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus, the state reported.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 518 with Sunday’s update.

The 14-day, daily average rose to 509 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	967	39
Alcorn	860	11
Amite	355	10
Attala	691	25
Benton	248	3
Bolivar	1902	71
Calhoun	545	12
Carroll	332	12
Chickasaw	718	24
Choctaw	189	6
Claiborne	477	16
Clarke	625	48
Clay	611	20
Coahoma	1189	31
Copiah	1242	33
Covington	845	25
De Soto	5811	70
Forrest	2650	75
Franklin	204	3
George	820	14
Greene	405	17
Grenada	1123	36
Hancock	622	22
Harrison	4077	76
Hinds	7289	163
Holmes	1111	60
Humphreys	382	15
Issaquena	106	3
Itawamba	917	24
Jackson	3739	70
Jasper	601	15
Jefferson	246	10
Jefferson Davis	350	11
Jones	2583	81
Kemper	294	15
Lafayette	2266	41
Lamar	1869	37
Lauderdale	2123	127
Lawrence	443	14
Leake	980	38
Lee	3040	73
Leflore	1463	82
Lincoln	1150	53
Lowndes	1644	58
Madison	3389	90
Marion	887	40
Marshall	1128	22
Monroe	1287	70
Montgomery	490	21
Neshoba	1646	106
Newton	800	25
Noxubee	571	16
Oktibbeha	1850	53
Panola	1546	31
Pearl River	952	54
Perry	441	21
Pike	1260	54
Pontotoc	1328	17
Prentiss	896	19
Quitman	398	5
Rankin	3446	80
Scott	1184	27
Sharkey	268	14
Simpson	1085	47
Smith	553	15
Stone	389	13
Sunflower	1514	47
Tallahatchie	788	24
Tate	1041	38
Tippah	736	18
Tishomingo	724	39
Tunica	505	15
Union	1046	24
Walthall	606	26
Warren	1429	51
Washington	2317	84
Wayne	929	21
Webster	347	13
Wilkinson	309	18
Winston	763	19
Yalobusha	453	14
Yazoo	1083	33
Total	100,488	3,013