Pace of new coronavirus cases slows slightly in Mississippi

Published 3:40 pm Saturday, October 31, 2020

The pace of new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Mississippi has slowed slightly with the latest figures released Saturday by the state health department.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 824 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total cases since the pandemic began in March to 120,160.

Of the total cases, the state believes approximately 101,385 have recovered.

After lifting a statewide face mask mandate October 1, Gov. Tate Reeves since has mandated virus mitigation measures in 16 counties across the state, including the requirement to wear face masks when in public.

The state reported six new deaths Saturday. A total of 3,334 people have died from the virus, the state reported.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped slightly to 725 with Saturday’s update.

The 14-day, daily average rose to 725 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	1119	45	64	14
Alcorn	1103	12	28	2
Amite	436	13	15	2
Attala	819	27	91	20
Benton	375	11	45	6
Bolivar	2072	79	219	30
Calhoun	639	13	25	4
Carroll	526	12	45	9
Chickasaw	879	29	47	14
Choctaw	217	6	1	0
Claiborne	545	16	43	9
Clarke	789	53	93	27
Clay	722	22	19	3
Coahoma	1281	37	100	7
Copiah	1411	37	72	8
Covington	1008	29	59	12
De Soto	7492	80	82	16
Forrest	3155	80	176	41
Franklin	256	3	4	1
George	1035	20	36	6
Greene	487	18	40	6
Grenada	1244	40	113	21
Hancock	892	29	49	6
Harrison	5615	87	280	33
Hinds	8179	180	474	79
Holmes	1155	60	102	20
Humphreys	469	17	27	6
Issaquena	107	4	0	0
Itawamba	1205	28	87	17
Jackson	4940	91	103	8
Jasper	706	17	1	0
Jefferson	287	10	13	3
Jefferson Davis	427	13	8	1
Jones	3015	84	186	38
Kemper	336	15	41	9
Lafayette	2602	43	124	29
Lamar	2380	40	40	11
Lauderdale	2653	135	264	74
Lawrence	570	14	26	2
Leake	1181	42	42	7
Lee	3734	83	181	37
Leflore	1761	88	193	47
Lincoln	1478	61	162	36
Lowndes	1839	62	102	33
Madison	3909	94	238	45
Marion	976	44	92	14
Marshall	1544	31	56	12
Monroe	1571	74	170	52
Montgomery	575	23	52	9
Neshoba	1899	111	130	39
Newton	887	28	40	10
Noxubee	606	17	20	4
Oktibbeha	2079	56	193	31
Panola	1742	41	60	8
Pearl River	1199	60	94	23
Perry	540	23	20	7
Pike	1416	56	98	27
Pontotoc	1547	20	18	2
Prentiss	1113	20	48	3
Quitman	425	6	0	0
Rankin	4188	86	181	23
Scott	1298	29	21	3
Sharkey	292	15	43	8
Simpson	1257	50	117	19
Smith	614	16	55	8
Stone	507	14	55	9
Sunflower	1678	51	83	14
Tallahatchie	868	26	29	7
Tate	1265	39	55	13
Tippah	974	25	61	2
Tishomingo	839	41	96	26
Tunica	541	17	15	2
Union	1277	25	46	11
Walthall	649	27	67	13
Warren	1576	56	125	26
Washington	2688	100	178	38
Wayne	1039	22	59	10
Webster	384	13	52	11
Wilkinson	346	21	20	5
Winston	876	21	44	11
Yalobusha	575	16	72	8
Yazoo	1260	35	111	13
Total	120,160	3,334	6,836	1,320

* Note: 27 of the new cases reported in Alcorn County were associated with a single outbreak.

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