Mississippi reports higher-than-average new coronavirus cases, celebrates 1M vaccinations
Published 3:21 pm Thursday, May 20, 2021
Mississippi reported a higher-than-average number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases Thursday as the state also reported vaccinating more than 1 million residents.
Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Thursday that 276 new cases were found in the last 24 hours.
The additional cases reported Thursday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 316,167.
The Mississippi State Health Department reported nine new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 7,278.
Through Thursday morning, more than 1 million people, or 31% of all Mississippians, have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.
And approximately 27% of Mississippi’s population are fully vaccinated, the state reported.
For more detailed county-by-county vaccination results visit: https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/12130.pdf
The 7-day, daily average of new cases dipped to 237 on Thursday.
The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 232 with Thursday’s update.
Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County
Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
Long-term care case and death totals by county are undergoing data review and are not currently available.
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case and deaths totals may change as investigation finds new or additional information.
County | Total Cases | Total Deaths |
---|---|---|
Adams | 2951 | 82 |
Alcorn | 3149 | 71 |
Amite | 1241 | 42 |
Attala | 2146 | 73 |
Benton | 1014 | 25 |
Bolivar | 4809 | 132 |
Calhoun | 1716 | 32 |
Carroll | 1219 | 29 |
Chickasaw | 2089 | 59 |
Choctaw | 772 | 18 |
Claiborne | 1025 | 30 |
Clarke | 1786 | 80 |
Clay | 1859 | 54 |
Coahoma | 2969 | 79 |
Copiah | 2983 | 65 |
Covington | 2615 | 81 |
De Soto | 21960 | 260 |
Forrest | 7727 | 152 |
Franklin | 843 | 23 |
George | 2497 | 48 |
Greene | 1307 | 33 |
Grenada | 2621 | 87 |
Hancock | 3816 | 87 |
Harrison | 18030 | 311 |
Hinds | 20419 | 416 |
Holmes | 1892 | 74 |
Humphreys | 970 | 33 |
Issaquena | 169 | 6 |
Itawamba | 3024 | 77 |
Jackson | 13490 | 248 |
Jasper | 2212 | 48 |
Jefferson | 657 | 28 |
Jefferson Davis | 1073 | 33 |
Jones | 8396 | 163 |
Kemper | 959 | 28 |
Lafayette | 6228 | 119 |
Lamar | 6264 | 86 |
Lauderdale | 7213 | 240 |
Lawrence | 1304 | 24 |
Leake | 2696 | 74 |
Lee | 9994 | 175 |
Leflore | 3501 | 125 |
Lincoln | 3984 | 111 |
Lowndes | 6422 | 148 |
Madison | 10148 | 218 |
Marion | 2701 | 80 |
Marshall | 4540 | 104 |
Monroe | 4127 | 134 |
Montgomery | 1275 | 42 |
Neshoba | 4047 | 178 |
Newton | 2472 | 62 |
Noxubee | 1269 | 34 |
Oktibbeha | 4638 | 98 |
Panola | 4616 | 108 |
Pearl River | 4538 | 146 |
Perry | 1263 | 38 |
Pike | 3337 | 106 |
Pontotoc | 4221 | 73 |
Prentiss | 2807 | 60 |
Quitman | 814 | 16 |
Rankin | 13694 | 278 |
Scott | 3172 | 74 |
Sharkey | 503 | 17 |
Simpson | 2958 | 89 |
Smith | 1631 | 34 |
Stone | 1834 | 33 |
Sunflower | 3373 | 91 |
Tallahatchie | 1791 | 41 |
Tate | 3385 | 84 |
Tippah | 2896 | 68 |
Tishomingo | 2282 | 67 |
Tunica | 1064 | 26 |
Union | 4120 | 76 |
Walthall | 1344 | 45 |
Warren | 4408 | 121 |
Washington | 5368 | 134 |
Wayne | 2635 | 42 |
Webster | 1146 | 32 |
Wilkinson | 680 | 31 |
Winston | 2282 | 81 |
Yalobusha | 1658 | 38 |
Yazoo | 3119 | 70 |
Total | 316,167 | 7,278 |
* Note: One death previously reported in Jones County has been corrected to Wayne County; one death previously reported in Newton County has been corrected to Scott County; one death previously reported in Lee County has been corrected to Chickasaw County.