Mississippi coronavirus case averages still on decline, state reports

Published 2:32 pm Friday, March 19, 2021

Mississippi’s spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to decline, the state reported Friday.

The state health department reported Friday 392 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. Friday’s additional cases bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 302,316.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported seven new deaths on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 6,945.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 347 on Friday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 398 with Friday’s update.

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	2401	79	78	15
Alcorn	2946	63	130	20
Amite	1165	37	55	9
Attala	2118	72	175	36
Benton	953	24	46	10
Bolivar	4705	125	232	31
Calhoun	1614	29	36	5
Carroll	1201	25	51	10
Chickasaw	2029	55	60	15
Choctaw	718	16	1	0
Claiborne	1003	30	45	9
Clarke	1725	75	123	31
Clay	1809	54	38	5
Coahoma	2864	72	129	11
Copiah	2843	60	81	11
Covington	2521	80	136	39
De Soto	20178	244	113	24
Forrest	7450	142	226	51
Franklin	792	21	40	4
George	2353	45	59	7
Greene	1291	33	52	6
Grenada	2520	80	155	32
Hancock	3609	82	69	14
Harrison	17194	297	485	68
Hinds	19434	399	805	131
Holmes	1838	71	104	20
Humphreys	938	29	34	8
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2929	76	134	23
Jackson	12926	236	240	35
Jasper	2180	47	43	2
Jefferson	637	27	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1037	32	8	1
Jones	8186	153	219	41
Kemper	937	25	44	9
Lafayette	5866	114	187	55
Lamar	6006	84	54	13
Lauderdale	6960	231	443	100
Lawrence	1235	22	27	2
Leake	2575	72	88	15
Lee	9781	167	222	41
Leflore	3430	123	236	52
Lincoln	3795	104	193	39
Lowndes	6209	143	257	63
Madison	9700	206	367	69
Marion	2631	78	158	24
Marshall	4150	99	64	15
Monroe	4032	130	190	55
Montgomery	1249	40	54	9
Neshoba	3922	173	203	59
Newton	2393	54	87	15
Noxubee	1241	31	35	6
Oktibbeha	4489	97	222	36
Panola	4401	100	104	14
Pearl River	4317	133	188	36
Perry	1240	38	21	8
Pike	3106	101	134	35
Pontotoc	4139	72	86	12
Prentiss	2730	58	99	15
Quitman	784	15	0	0
Rankin	13092	271	392	61
Scott	3027	71	115	18
Sharkey	492	17	43	8
Simpson	2825	83	157	20
Smith	1564	34	66	8
Stone	1758	30	84	14
Sunflower	3247	88	121	20
Tallahatchie	1735	39	50	7
Tate	3156	78	80	19
Tippah	2823	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2150	67	102	27
Tunica	1014	25	18	2
Union	3997	74	131	23
Walthall	1273	42	69	13
Warren	4203	117	170	37
Washington	5259	132	191	39
Wayne	2596	41	69	11
Webster	1130	32	61	12
Wilkinson	633	27	25	5
Winston	2237	80	130	39
Yalobusha	1523	36	82	22
Yazoo	2989	67	140	18
Total	302,316	6,945	10,421	1,964