New coronavirus cases fall to levels not seen in Mississippi since last June

Published 1:46 pm Saturday, March 20, 2021

The numbers of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases found in Mississippi continued to decline Saturday with the last seven days showing the lowest number of new cases since mid-June, 2020.

The news came less than one day after the state announced a new variant of the virus was found in the state.

The state health department reported Saturday 361 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 302,677.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 10 new deaths on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to 6,955.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 300 on Saturday. It was the lowest 7-day, daily average since mid-June 2020.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 383 with Saturday’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	2403	79	78	15
Alcorn	2946	63	130	20
Amite	1167	37	55	9
Attala	2120	72	175	36
Benton	955	24	46	10
Bolivar	4713	125	232	31
Calhoun	1615	29	36	5
Carroll	1203	25	51	10
Chickasaw	2030	55	60	15
Choctaw	718	16	1	0
Claiborne	1004	30	45	9
Clarke	1730	75	123	31
Clay	1809	54	38	5
Coahoma	2867	73	129	11
Copiah	2846	60	81	11
Covington	2524	80	136	39
De Soto	20219	245	113	24
Forrest	7454	142	226	51
Franklin	795	22	40	4
George	2355	45	59	7
Greene	1291	33	52	6
Grenada	2521	80	155	32
Hancock	3614	83	69	14
Harrison	17216	298	485	68
Hinds	19465	400	805	131
Holmes	1838	71	104	20
Humphreys	938	29	34	8
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2930	76	134	23
Jackson	12938	236	240	35
Jasper	2180	47	43	2
Jefferson	637	27	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1039	32	8	1
Jones	8191	154	219	41
Kemper	937	25	44	9
Lafayette	5869	114	187	55
Lamar	6013	84	54	13
Lauderdale	6977	232	443	100
Lawrence	1237	22	27	2
Leake	2578	72	88	15
Lee	9786	167	222	41
Leflore	3439	123	236	52
Lincoln	3802	105	194	39
Lowndes	6210	143	257	63
Madison	9710	206	368	69
Marion	2631	78	158	24
Marshall	4189	99	64	15
Monroe	4034	130	190	55
Montgomery	1249	40	54	9
Neshoba	3928	173	203	59
Newton	2394	54	87	15
Noxubee	1243	31	35	6
Oktibbeha	4493	97	222	36
Panola	4402	100	104	14
Pearl River	4328	133	188	36
Perry	1240	38	21	8
Pike	3112	101	134	35
Pontotoc	4140	72	86	12
Prentiss	2732	58	99	15
Quitman	784	16	0	0
Rankin	13104	271	392	61
Scott	3032	71	115	18
Sharkey	492	17	43	8
Simpson	2826	83	157	20
Smith	1564	34	66	8
Stone	1760	30	84	14
Sunflower	3247	88	121	20
Tallahatchie	1735	39	50	7
Tate	3160	78	80	19
Tippah	2824	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2161	67	102	27
Tunica	1014	25	18	2
Union	3997	74	131	23
Walthall	1281	42	69	13
Warren	4206	117	170	37
Washington	5257	132	191	39
Wayne	2600	41	69	11
Webster	1130	32	61	12
Wilkinson	635	27	25	5
Winston	2240	80	130	39
Yalobusha	1525	36	82	22
Yazoo	2991	67	140	18
Total	302,677	6,955	10,423	1,964