Just 12 months after first coronavirus case found in Mississippi, state tops 300,000

Published 12:09 pm Saturday, March 13, 2021

Mississippi marked a milestone Saturday in the state’s battle with the COVID-19 coronavirus as the state’s total case count topped 300,000, just one year after the state’s first case was found.

The state health department reported Saturday 690 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. Saturday’s additional cases bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 300,577. The first known case detected in Mississippi was found on March 11, 2020.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 13 new deaths on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to 6,896.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 465 on Saturday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 463 with Saturday’s update.

Of the total cases, the state believes approximately 283,953 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	2374	79	78	15
Alcorn	2938	63	130	20
Amite	1147	37	55	9
Attala	2111	72	175	36
Benton	946	24	46	10
Bolivar	4658	125	232	31
Calhoun	1605	29	36	5
Carroll	1199	25	51	10
Chickasaw	2024	55	60	15
Choctaw	717	17	1	0
Claiborne	996	30	45	9
Clarke	1723	74	123	31
Clay	1799	53	38	5
Coahoma	2858	71	129	11
Copiah	2826	59	81	11
Covington	2517	80	136	39
De Soto	20025	238	113	24
Forrest	7380	140	226	51
Franklin	781	21	40	4
George	2337	45	59	7
Greene	1288	33	52	6
Grenada	2514	80	155	32
Hancock	3585	79	69	14
Harrison	17098	292	485	68
Hinds	19260	397	805	131
Holmes	1836	70	104	20
Humphreys	936	29	34	8
Issaquena	167	6	0	0
Itawamba	2923	76	134	23
Jackson	12857	235	240	35
Jasper	2173	47	43	2
Jefferson	634	27	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1033	31	8	1
Jones	8138	152	219	41
Kemper	925	24	44	9
Lafayette	5832	114	187	55
Lamar	5983	84	53	13
Lauderdale	6938	230	443	100
Lawrence	1227	22	27	2
Leake	2562	72	88	15
Lee	9758	166	222	41
Leflore	3419	123	236	52
Lincoln	3719	104	190	39
Lowndes	6181	142	257	62
Madison	9661	206	366	69
Marion	2612	78	158	24
Marshall	4109	96	64	15
Monroe	4025	130	190	55
Montgomery	1246	40	54	9
Neshoba	3894	172	203	59
Newton	2361	54	87	15
Noxubee	1238	31	35	6
Oktibbeha	4468	97	222	36
Panola	4388	99	103	14
Pearl River	4276	132	188	36
Perry	1238	37	21	8
Pike	3073	100	134	35
Pontotoc	4129	71	86	12
Prentiss	2726	58	99	15
Quitman	781	15	0	0
Rankin	13034	269	392	61
Scott	2993	71	115	18
Sharkey	492	17	43	8
Simpson	2804	82	157	20
Smith	1556	34	66	8
Stone	1749	30	84	14
Sunflower	3230	87	121	20
Tallahatchie	1727	39	50	7
Tate	3139	77	80	19
Tippah	2819	67	119	13
Tishomingo	2137	67	102	27
Tunica	1011	24	18	2
Union	3990	74	131	23
Walthall	1263	42	69	13
Warren	4186	115	170	37
Washington	5245	131	191	39
Wayne	2583	41	69	11
Webster	1126	32	61	12
Wilkinson	628	27	25	5
Winston	2233	79	130	39
Yalobusha	1493	36	82	22
Yazoo	2967	67	140	18
Total	300,577	6,896	10,415	1,963