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1,210 New Cases of COVID-19 & 26 Deaths. 8/7/2020

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COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of August 7

NEW CASES

1,210

New COVID-19 positive test results reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday.

NEW DEATHS

26

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday.

County Total
Benton 1
Bolivar 1
Chickasaw 1
Coahoma 1
Forrest 1
George 1
Harrison 1
Hinds 1
Jefferson 1
Lafayette 1
Lauderdale 2
Lee 4
Monroe 1
Pearl River 1
Pike 1
Prentiss 1
Rankin 1
Sharkey 1
Sunflower 1
Tate 1
Tunica 1
Washington 1
LTC OUTBREAKS

174

Current outbreaks in long-term care facilities only. (See LTC facility outbreak definition.)

About our case counts: We currently update our case totals each day based on test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results to us, which are included in our totals. Repeated tests for the same individual are counted only once. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

County COVID-19 Data

Race and Ethnicity

Trends and Data for Individual Counties

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, 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 617 25 46 12
Alcorn 419 5 1 1
Amite 230 6 13 2
Attala 521 25 89 20
Benton 143 1 1 0
Bolivar 1108 34 47 9
Calhoun 417 9 23 4
Carroll 261 11 45 9
Chickasaw 459 20 35 11
Choctaw 133 4 0 0
Claiborne 404 13 43 9
Clarke 326 25 19 9
Clay 394 13 * 2 1
Coahoma 743 12 34 2
Copiah 950 28 30 4
Covington 612 13 4 1
De Soto 3632 30 45 7
Forrest 1778 56 101 32
Franklin 124 2 3 1
George 559 5 1 0
Greene 241 11 35 6
Grenada 843 21 76 12
Hancock 388 14 8 4
Harrison 2498 36 141 15
Hinds 5599 118 265 53
Holmes 890 48 97 20
Humphreys 291 11 19 6
Issaquena 26 1 0 0
Itawamba 358 10 34 7
Jackson 2269 42 68 7
Jasper 387 9 1 0
Jefferson 195 7 8 2
Jefferson Davis 231 6 3 1
Jones 1885 58 169 35
Kemper 232 14 38 9
Lafayette 964 16 88 12
Lamar 1202 14 4 2
Lauderdale 1407 92 205 56
Lawrence 319 7 13 0
Leake 786 25 4 0
Lee 1428 39 * 83 15
Leflore 925 62 184 42
Lincoln 809 41 119 28
Lowndes 1074 37 71 20
Madison 2414 64 180 32
Marion 657 20 26 5
Marshall 688 9 14 1
Monroe 778 53 146 43
Montgomery 321 3 0 0
Neshoba 1285 92 108 35
Newton 542 11 7 1
Noxubee 453 11 16 3
Oktibbeha 1118 38 176 25
Panola 1054 12 7 1
Pearl River 540 38 57 15
Perry 232 7 0 0
Pike 928 36 72 17
Pontotoc 821 8 5 1
Prentiss 417 10 * 25 3
Quitman 262 1 0 0
Rankin 2276 33 96 10
Scott 998 20 15 3
Sharkey 197 5 16 3
Simpson 795 30 32 14
Smith 404 13 54 8
Stone 194 4 23 2
Sunflower 1024 25 13 3
Tallahatchie 530 10 7 2
Tate 720 28 33 12
Tippah 360 13 0 0
Tishomingo 409 5 33 0
Tunica 333 7 12 2
Union 627 16 27 8
Walthall 498 19 65 9
Warren 1089 32 94 15
Washington 1646 41 46 13
Wayne 764 21 57 10
Webster 228 12 52 11
Wilkinson 205 13 8 3
Winston 620 16 40 11
Yalobusha 313 10 35 7
Yazoo 829 12 21 2
Total 66,646 1,874 3,933 816

Note: Benton County is reporting its first COVID-19 related death. A death previously reported in Prentiss County should have been reported in Lee County. A death previously reported in Clay County should have been reported in Lee County.

Case Classifications

Mississippi investigates and reports both probable and confirmed cases and deaths according to the CSTE case definition.

Confirmed Probable Total
Cases 65,442 1,204 66,646
Deaths 1,812 62 1,874

Confirmed cases and deaths are generally determined by positive PCR tests, which detect the presence of ongoing coronavirus infection.

Probable cases are those who test positive by other testing methods such as antibody or antigen, and have recent symptoms consistent with COVID-19, indicating a recent infection.

Probable deaths are those individuals with a designation of COVID-19 as a cause of death on the death certificate, but where no confirmatory testing was performed.

Long-Term Care Facility Cases and Outbreaks

Based on updated national guidelines, the MSDH Office of Epidemiology has modified the definition of COVID-19 outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF). Beginning August 1, 2020, a single case of COVID-19 in only one employee or staff member will no longer constitute an outbreak.

Updated COVID-19 outbreak definition in LTCFs: A single confirmed COVID-19 infection in an LTCF resident, or more than one COVID-19 infection in employees or staff in a 14-day period.

This change will affect the number of outbreaks reported in long-term care facilities from August 1 forward. One case of COVID-19 in an employee of a LTCF will still prompt an investigation by MSDH.

Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure. Residential care facilities also represent group living facilities where COVID-19 can be easily spread.

Active Outbreaks

The table of active outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current COVID-19 outbreak. Resident and employee totals are for those cases associated with the current outbreak only. The reported deaths are those which have occurred only among the cases in the current outbreak.

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Map

All data reports below are updated as they become available. Updates are made daily except where noted.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

Cases and Deaths Data Charts

Our state case map and other data charts are also available in interactive form.

The charts below are based on available data at the time of publication. Charts do not include cases where insufficient details of the case are known.


Note: Values up to two weeks in the past on the chart of Cases by Date above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.

Weekly High Case and High Incidence Counties

Tracking counties with recent high numbers of COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population, provides insight on where local outbreaks are most serious, and where protective measures should be increased. Coming soon are new weekly reports of counties with a high incidence of COVID-19 cases.

Syndromic Surveillance

Emergency department visits by those with symptoms characteristic of COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia, updated weekly.

Estimated Recoveries

Presumed COVID-19 cases recovered, estimated weekly (does not include cases still under investigation).

 

 

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