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Mississippi’s coronavirus spread continues to inch down across state

Published 4:29 pm Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus continued to inch down across Mississippi, state statistics released Wednesday indicated.

The state reported Wednesday 784 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 283,753.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 25 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 6,367.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 919 on Wednesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 1,077 with Wednesday’s update.

Of the total cases, the state believes approximately 253,140 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	2262	74	72	15
Alcorn	2865	59	130	20
Amite	1088	31	54	7
Attala	2041	67	173	36
Benton	910	24	45	10
Bolivar	4448	112	231	31
Calhoun	1519	25	33	4
Carroll	1125	23	49	9
Chickasaw	1969	50	58	15
Choctaw	682	14	1	0
Claiborne	958	29	45	9
Clarke	1617	67	123	30
Clay	1760	45	38	5
Coahoma	2657	61	129	11
Copiah	2677	55	81	11
Covington	2379	73	136	39
De Soto	18904	220	113	24
Forrest	6746	134	225	50
Franklin	736	19	39	4
George	2225	44	59	7
Greene	1218	31	52	6
Grenada	2362	74	155	32
Hancock	3259	71	68	14
Harrison	15846	253	482	65
Hinds	18191	372	805	127
Holmes	1787	69	104	20
Humphreys	891	26	34	8
Issaquena	164	6	0	0
Itawamba	2836	70	134	23
Jackson	12030	210	233	32
Jasper	2004	40	43	2
Jefferson	604	25	41	7
Jefferson Davis	966	31	8	1
Jones	7557	136	217	41
Kemper	861	22	44	9
Lafayette	5582	110	187	55
Lamar	5520	71	53	13
Lauderdale	6563	218	441	99
Lawrence	1159	18	27	2
Leake	2479	69	88	15
Lee	9478	154	217	41
Leflore	3274	116	238	52
Lincoln	3329	97	181	37
Lowndes	5868	135	256	62
Madison	9204	188	363	69
Marion	2453	76	158	24
Marshall	3838	89	64	15
Monroe	3915	121	190	55
Montgomery	1172	37	54	9
Neshoba	3644	165	202	58
Newton	2136	49	87	15
Noxubee	1198	28	35	6
Oktibbeha	4302	89	217	36
Panola	4132	88	102	13
Pearl River	3878	121	186	34
Perry	1117	32	21	7
Pike	2902	89	125	34
Pontotoc	4006	65	86	10
Prentiss	2643	57	99	15
Quitman	755	14	0	0
Rankin	12215	248	390	61
Scott	2839	65	114	16
Sharkey	484	17	43	8
Simpson	2578	78	158	20
Smith	1451	27	62	8
Stone	1647	28	84	14
Sunflower	3091	82	121	19
Tallahatchie	1670	39	50	7
Tate	2919	67	80	19
Tippah	2672	63 *	120	13
Tishomingo	2073	64	102	27
Tunica	948	23	18	2
Union	3816	71*	131	23
Walthall	1213	39	69	13
Warren	4010	113	170	38
Washington	5075	125	190	39
Wayne	2387	40	69	11
Webster	1044	25	59	11
Wilkinson	613	25	25	5
Winston	2170	74	130	39
Yalobusha	1379	36	82	22
Yazoo	2768	60	139	18
Total	283,753	6,367	10,337	1,933

* Note: A death previously reported in Union County has been corrected to Tippah County.