Mississippi coronavirus averages rising again, statistics show

Published 12:26 pm Monday, October 12, 2020

By Magnolia State Live

Mississippi’s 7-day and 14-day daily averages for new COVID-19 coronavirus cases continued to rise Monday to levels the state has not seen since early September.

On Monday, the state reported 296 new cases, bringing the total cases since the pandemic began in March to 105,228. Of those cases, the state believes approximately 90,500 have recovered.

The state reported no new deaths Monday.

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A total of 3,101 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus, the state reported.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 646 with Monday’s update.

The 14-day, daily average rose to 584 cases per day.

Both averages have not been that high since the first week in September.

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 997 40 51 13
Alcorn 896 12 18 2
Amite 378 10 15 2
Attala 707 25 90 20
Benton 276 4 14 0
Bolivar 1943 75 217 30
Calhoun 574 12 25 4
Carroll 343 12 45 9
Chickasaw 777 24 44 13
Choctaw 197 6 1 0
Claiborne 519 16 43 9
Clarke 657 48 91 25
Clay 639 20 19 3
Coahoma 1208 34 86 6
Copiah 1289 35 70 6
Covington 878 25 34 10
De Soto 6189 75 73 15
Forrest 2831 76 175 41
Franklin 212 3 4 1
George 867 16 34 6
Greene 426 17 38 6
Grenada 1169 36 110 20
Hancock 696 26 25 5
Harrison 4420 79 255 32
Hinds 7476 167 452 71
Holmes 1120 60 101 20
Humphreys 386 16 21 6
Issaquena 106 3 0 0
Itawamba 1017 24 84 17
Jackson 4029 74 85 8
Jasper 637 16 1 0
Jefferson 254 10 13 3
Jefferson Davis 377 11 3 1
Jones 2708 81 183 37
Kemper 308 15 40 9
Lafayette 2350 42 123 28
Lamar 1997 37 32 11
Lauderdale 2228 128 261 74
Lawrence 469 14 26 2
Leake 1055 39 35 5
Lee 3208 77 180 36
Leflore 1532 83 191 46
Lincoln 1247 53 142 32
Lowndes 1688 59 98 33
Madison 3511 92 238 45
Marion 914 42 92 14
Marshall 1195 22 43 6
Monroe 1378 71 170 52
Montgomery 511 23 52 9
Neshoba 1737 109 125 38
Newton 820 27 39 9
Noxubee 583 16 20 4
Oktibbeha 1901 53 193 31
Panola 1605 35 21 3
Pearl River 1016 54 89 22
Perry 460 21 20 7
Pike 1300 55 97 27
Pontotoc 1400 18 16 1
Prentiss 951 19 48 3
Quitman 407 6 0 0
Rankin 3595 83 172 23
Scott 1199 29 21 3
Sharkey 271 14 43 8
Simpson 1145 48 117 19
Smith 571 15 54 8
Stone 422 14 55 9
Sunflower 1541 49 80 14
Tallahatchie 803 24 29 7
Tate 1086 39 50 13
Tippah 787 19 39 0
Tishomingo 753 39 96 26
Tunica 514 17 15 2
Union 1089 24 46 11
Walthall 618 27 67 13
Warren 1470 53 119 25
Washington 2402 88 159 33
Wayne 956 21 59 10
Webster 360 13 52 11
Wilkinson 316 19 20 5
Winston 791 21 40 11
Yalobusha 467 14 35 7
Yazoo 1103 33 72 12
Total 105,228 3,101 6,351 1,258

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