New coronavirus cases on decline in Mississippi despite rising death toll

Published 5:44 pm Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Mississippi continued to report much lower numbers of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases, but dozens more deaths from earlier cases.

The state reported Tuesday 656 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 282,969.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 73 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 6,342.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 920 on Tuesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 1,169 with Tuesday’s update.

Of the total cases, the state believes approximately 238,176 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.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases, 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	2260	74	72	15
Alcorn	2865	59	130	20
Amite	1086	31	54	7
Attala	2039	67	173	36
Benton	909	24	45	10
Bolivar	4437	112	231	31
Calhoun	1517	25	33	4
Carroll	1121	23	49	9
Chickasaw	1968	50	58	15
Choctaw	681	14	1	0
Claiborne	955	29	45	9
Clarke	1614	66	123	30
Clay	1757	45	37	5
Coahoma	2654	61	129	11
Copiah	2672	55	81	11
Covington	2370	73	136	39
De Soto	18881	220	113	24
Forrest	6722	134	225	50
Franklin	737	19	39	4
George	2216	44	59	7
Greene	1213	31	52	6
Grenada	2357	74	155	32
Hancock	3248	71	68	14
Harrison	15783	251	481	65
Hinds	18128	369	805	127
Holmes	1787	69	104	20
Humphreys	891	26	34	8
Issaquena	164	6	0	0
Itawamba	2829	69	134	23
Jackson	11874	210	233	32
Jasper	1995	40	43	2
Jefferson	602	25	41	7
Jefferson Davis	961	31	8	1
Jones	7524	136	217	41
Kemper	860	21	45	9
Lafayette	5574	109	187	55
Lamar	5487	71	53	13
Lauderdale	6552	215	441	97
Lawrence	1155	18	27	2
Leake	2476	69	88	15
Lee	9464	153	217	41
Leflore	3271	116	236	52
Lincoln	3314	97	173	37
Lowndes	5858	135	256	62
Madison	9180	188	362	69
Marion	2446	76	158	24
Marshall	3828	88	64	15
Monroe	3911	121	190	55
Montgomery	1172	36	54	9
Neshoba	3639	165	201	58
Newton	2131	49	87	15
Noxubee	1198	28	35	6
Oktibbeha	4294	88	217	36
Panola	4128	88	102	13
Pearl River	3864	121	186	34
Perry	1110	32	21	7
Pike	2897	89	125	34
Pontotoc	4003	65 *	86	10
Prentiss	2639	57	99	15
Quitman	755	14	0	0
Rankin	12176	246	390	61
Scott	2834	64	114	15
Sharkey	484	17	43	8
Simpson	2570	77	158	20
Smith	1447	27	62	8
Stone	1643	28	84	14
Sunflower	3084	82	117	19
Tallahatchie	1668	38	50	7
Tate	2915	67	80	19
Tippah	2670	61	119	12
Tishomingo	2070	64	102	27
Tunica	948	23	18	2
Union	3813	72	132	24
Walthall	1210	39	69	13
Warren	4002	110	170	38
Washington	5075	125	189	39
Wayne	2380	40	69	11
Webster	1042	25	59	11
Wilkinson	613	25	25	5
Winston	2168	74	130	39
Yalobusha	1375	36	82	22
Yazoo	2759	60	139	18
Total	282,969	6,342	10,319	1,930

* Note: One death previously reported from Pontotoc County was counted twice, and has been corrected.