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Already on decline, Mississippi’s new coronavirus case spread helped by winter storms

Published 2:18 pm Saturday, February 20, 2021

Mississippi’s weekly average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases plummeted this week to levels not seen since early October.

The decline in new cases had been dropping since hitting a peak in early January, but last week’s winter weather storms seem to have sped up the decline as much of the state was in lock-down due to snow and ice.

The state reported Saturday 350 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 290,242.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 19 new deaths on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to 6,553.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 557 on Saturday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 676 with Saturday’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	2316	74	72	15
Alcorn	2894	60	130	20
Amite	1099	32	54	7
Attala	2056	69	174	36
Benton	923	24	45	10
Bolivar	4550	120	232	31
Calhoun	1551	27	36	4
Carroll	1169	23	51	9
Chickasaw	2001	50	58	15
Choctaw	693	16	1	0
Claiborne	973	29	45	9
Clarke	1670	70	123	30
Clay	1768	48	38	5
Coahoma	2722	65	129	11
Copiah	2727	57	81	11
Covington	2452	77	136	39
De Soto	19389	226	113	24
Forrest	6989	135	225	50
Franklin	750	19	39	4
George	2293	45	59	7
Greene	1259	33	52	6
Grenada	2439	75	155	32
Hancock	3363	73	68	14
Harrison	16315	269	482	65
Hinds	18528	382	805	128
Holmes	1803	69	104	20
Humphreys	909	26	34	8
Issaquena	167	6	0	0
Itawamba	2879	71	134	23
Jackson	12353	216	233	33
Jasper	2099	42	43	2
Jefferson	607	27	40	7
Jefferson Davis	993	31	8	1
Jones	7790	142	218	41
Kemper	888	22	44	9
Lafayette	5679	113	187	55
Lamar	5762	79	53	13
Lauderdale	6725	224	441	99
Lawrence	1180	20	27	2
Leake	2505	70	88	15
Lee	9618	160	222	41
Leflore	3333	117	237	52
Lincoln	3416	99	183	38
Lowndes	5963	137	256	62
Madison	9336	190	365	69
Marion	2493	78	158	24
Marshall	3953	92	64	15
Monroe	3963	125	190	55
Montgomery	1201	37	54	9
Neshoba	3734	165	202	58
Newton	2207	51	87	15
Noxubee	1220	29	35	6
Oktibbeha	4374	90	221	36
Panola	4232	92	102	13
Pearl River	4036	127	186	34
Perry	1176	33	21	7
Pike	2963	91	127	34
Pontotoc	4051	66	86	10
Prentiss	2670	58	99	15
Quitman	766	14	0	0
Rankin	12478	258	390	61
Scott	2900	66	115	17
Sharkey	488	17	43	8
Simpson	2647	78	158	20
Smith	1498	30	65	8
Stone	1702	29	84	14
Sunflower	3150	85	121	20
Tallahatchie	1687	39	50	7
Tate	2977	72	80	19
Tippah	2740	64	120	13
Tishomingo	2100	65	102	27
Tunica	971	23	18	2
Union	3901	72	131	23
Walthall	1230	40	69	13
Warren	4083	113	169	37
Washington	5122	128	191	39
Wayne	2497	40	69	11
Webster	1081	29	61	11
Wilkinson	619	26	25	5
Winston	2197	74	130	39
Yalobusha	1417	36	82	22
Yazoo	2824	62	139	18
Total	290,242	6,553	10,364	1,937