Newly reported cases of coronavirus in Mississippi at stable level, health officials say

Published 3:31 pm Thursday, October 8, 2020

Mississippi reported the number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases found in the state remained relatively stable on Thursday.

On Thursday, the state reported 578 new cases, bringing the total cases since the pandemic began in March to 102,819. Of those cases, the state believes approximately 90,500 have recovered.

The state reported 23 new deaths Thursday. Of those deaths, 10 occurred between August 19 and September 29.

A total of 3,074 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus, the state reported.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dipped to 562 with Thursday’s update.

The 14-day, daily average dipped to 536 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	984	40	50	13
Alcorn	873	11	18	2
Amite	364	10	15	2
Attala	697	25	90	20
Benton	258	4	4	0
Bolivar	1928	74	217	29
Calhoun	556	12	25	4
Carroll	337	12	45	9
Chickasaw	745	24	44	13
Choctaw	194	6	1	0
Claiborne	509	16	43	9
Clarke	634	48	90	25
Clay	626	20	19	3
Coahoma	1202	34	86	6
Copiah	1260	35	70	6
Covington	858	25	34	10
De Soto	6019	72	73	14
Forrest	2750	76	175	41
Franklin	207	3	4	1
George	856	15	34	6
Greene	423	17	38	6
Grenada	1138	36	109	20
Hancock	663	25	25	4
Harrison	4257	79	255	32
Hinds	7379	166	448	70
Holmes	1113	60	101	20
Humphreys	382	16	21	6
Issaquena	106	3		0
Itawamba	958	24	83	17
Jackson	3917	74	82	8
Jasper	615	16	1	0
Jefferson	248	10	12	3
Jefferson Davis	364	11	3	1
Jones	2636	81	183	37
Kemper	299	15	39	9
Lafayette	2309	41	123	28
Lamar	1944	37	32	11
Lauderdale	2157	128	261	74
Lawrence	459	14	26	2
Leake	996	39	35	5
Lee	3100	75	173	33
Leflore	1487	82	191	45
Lincoln	1182	53	142	32
Lowndes	1679	59	98	33
Madison	3463	91	238	45
Marion	895	41	91	14
Marshall	1154	22	43	6
Monroe	1320	71	169	51
Montgomery	499	21	50	9
Neshoba	1665	109	125	38
Newton	805	26	39	9
Noxubee	576	16	20	4
Oktibbeha	1885	54	189	31
Panola	1575	33	15	3
Pearl River	982	54	88	22
Perry	453	21	20	7
Pike	1283	55	97	27
Pontotoc	1363	18	16	1
Prentiss	923	19	48	3
Quitman	405	6		0
Rankin	3529	83	173	23
Scott	1193	28	21	3
Sharkey	268	14	43	8
Simpson	1124	48	108	19
Smith	562	15	54	8
Stone	411	13	49	8
Sunflower	1522	48	79	13
Tallahatchie	793	24	29	7
Tate	1067	38	48	13
Tippah	759	18	39	0
Tishomingo	732	39	96	26
Tunica	511	17	15	2
Union	1068	24	46	11
Walthall	612	26	67	13
Warren	1452	53	119	25
Washington	2360	86	151	32
Wayne	946	21	59	10
Webster	355	13	52	11
Wilkinson	313	19	20	5
Winston	776	20	40	11
Yalobusha	461	14	35	7
Yazoo	1091	33	71	12
Total	102,819	3,074	6,280	1,246

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