New coronavirus cases in Mississippi inch higher after a week of declines

Published 2:09 pm Sunday, February 28, 2021

Mississippi reported more than 700 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus Sunday, causing the weekly average number of new cases to climb higher for the fourth day in a row.

The state health department reported Sunday 704 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 294,795.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 12 new deaths on Sunday, leaving the total death toll to 6,681.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 595 on Sunday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 526 with Sunday’s update.

Of the total cases, the state believes approximately 264,456 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
Adams	2342	77
Alcorn	2917	61
Amite	1113	33
Attala	2065	69
Benton	933	24
Bolivar	4608	123
Calhoun	1578	28
Carroll	1181	25
Chickasaw	2011	51
Choctaw	695	16
Claiborne	984	29
Clarke	1693	71
Clay	1791	50
Coahoma	2775	68
Copiah	2777	57
Covington	2488	79
De Soto	19660	230
Forrest	7204	136
Franklin	760	19
George	2317	45
Greene	1276	33
Grenada	2473	77
Hancock	3469	74
Harrison	16679	278
Hinds	18785	386
Holmes	1818	70
Humphreys	928	27
Issaquena	167	6
Itawamba	2896	75
Jackson	12575	226
Jasper	2132	45
Jefferson	623	27
Jefferson Davis	1017	31
Jones	7945	146
Kemper	901	23
Lafayette	5730	113
Lamar	5876	80
Lauderdale	6833	226
Lawrence	1202	21
Leake	2524	71
Lee	9683	160
Leflore	3374	118
Lincoln	3539	102
Lowndes	6021	137
Madison	9448	199
Marion	2525	78
Marshall	4031	92
Monroe	3988	126
Montgomery	1222	38
Neshoba	3800	168
Newton	2294	52
Noxubee	1228	29
Oktibbeha	4409	93
Panola	4303	94
Pearl River	4159	130
Perry	1216	34
Pike	3000	95
Pontotoc	4087	69
Prentiss	2697	58
Quitman	771	14
Rankin	12675	264
Scott	2936	70
Sharkey	488	17
Simpson	2747	78
Smith	1527	31
Stone	1724	29
Sunflower	3183	86
Tallahatchie	1705	39
Tate	3024	74
Tippah	2785	65
Tishomingo	2121	65
Tunica	990	23
Union	3951	74
Walthall	1241	40
Warren	4126	114
Washington	5218	130
Wayne	2537	41
Webster	1106	30
Wilkinson	624	26
Winston	2216	75
Yalobusha	*1448	36
Yazoo	2887	62
Total	294,795	6,681

* Note: One death previously reported in Yalobusha County should have been included in Panola County’s total.