Mississippi kicks off new year with growing coronavirus cases

Published 10:20 pm Friday, January 1, 2021

As Mississippi celebrated the new year, the state’s COVID-19 coronavirus numbers continued to climb Friday with the state’s latest data.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 2,575 new cases Friday. The latest numbers bring the total cases found in the state to 218,386.

Of the total cases, the state believes approximately 167,263 cases have recovered and while many people who are infected with the virus may only have moderate or even no visible symptoms, others can get gravely ill and can die as a result.

Mississippi reported 29 additional deaths of COVID-19 coronavirus patients Friday. A total of 4,816 Mississippians have died from the virus, the state reported.

Note: Some deaths reported on a given day or in a given month may have occurred earlier, but were delayed in reporting.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 2,030 on Friday.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 1,998 with Friday’s update.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

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	1807	58	72	15
Alcorn	2235	40	120	18
Amite	869	23	54	7
Attala	1751	51	167	32
Benton	683	21	45	10
Bolivar	3450	95	223	30
Calhoun	1184	17	25	4
Carroll	936	18	46	9
Chickasaw	1607	37	51	15
Choctaw	526	10	1	0
Claiborne	723	20	43	9
Clarke	1206	58	108	28
Clay	1349	30	20	3
Coahoma	1971	52	127	11
Copiah	2195	45	73	9
Covington	1858	67	133	39
De Soto	14885	139	107	20
Forrest	5292	102	215	44
Franklin	596	9	40	1
George	1740	35	48	7
Greene	996	25	52	6
Grenada	1978	62	146	31
Hancock	2074	55	70	14
Harrison	10843	157	470	57
Hinds	14118	272	696	107
Holmes	1596	65	103	20
Humphreys	739	22	33	8
Issaquena	152	4	0	0
Itawamba	2322	51	123	22
Jackson	8820	159	215	26
Jasper	1467	25	35	1
Jefferson	467	14	22	3
Jefferson Davis	766	24	8	1
Jones	5288	97	206	39
Kemper	666	19	44	9
Lafayette	4289	84	185	50
Lamar	4162	60	47	13
Lauderdale	4992	171	378	88
Lawrence	919	16	27	2
Leake	2069	57	81	12
Lee	7758	118	206	40
Leflore	2664	101	221	48
Lincoln	2592	79	169	36
Lowndes	4458	92	201	41
Madison	7294	136	330	60
Marion	1775	63	155	22
Marshall	2929	63	62	15
Monroe	3061	89	179	53
Montgomery	994	31	54	9
Neshoba	3032	142	191	55
Newton	1631	34	83	11
Noxubee	959	20	31	4
Oktibbeha	3453	76	206	34
Panola	3236	71	103	13
Pearl River	2633	81	155	31
Perry	890	30	20	7
Pike	2252	71	118	32
Pontotoc	3196	42	21	3
Prentiss	2129	42	99	15
Quitman	606	7	0	0
Rankin	8957	168	329	48
Scott	2146	40	37	4
Sharkey	390	17	43	8
Simpson	2064	64	152	19
Smith	1036	20	55	8
Stone	1202	18	78	9
Sunflower	2435	61	90	15
Tallahatchie	1240	33	43	7
Tate	2414	56	80	19
Tippah	2026	40	80	5
Tishomingo	1596	53	101	27
Tunica	759	19	15	2
Union	2865	42	105	16
Walthall	1012	34	67	13
Warren	2773	79	164	37
Washington	4322	116	187	39
Wayne	1698	27	68	11
Webster	789	18	57	11
Wilkinson	533	23	24	5
Winston	1854	51	105	28
Yalobusha	1014	33	81	22
Yazoo	2133	50	138	17
Total	218,386	4,816	9,362	1,719