1,348 New COVID-19 Cases in MS & 36 Deaths. 8/18/2020

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COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of August 18

NEW CASES

1,348

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

NEW DEATHS

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

County	Total
DeSoto	1
Greene	1
Grenada	1
Jackson	2
Jasper	1
Lafayette	3
Lamar	1
Lauderdale	1
Lowndes	1
Montgomery	1
Newton	1
Noxubee	1
Pearl River	2
Prentiss	1
Rankin	1
Stone	3
Sunflower	1
Tate	1

* 12 confirmed COVID-19 related deaths occurred between July 22 and August 14, identified from death certificate reports. The additional deaths were reported in the following counties:

County	Total
Chickasaw	1
Hinds	1
Lamar	1
Lincoln	1
Marion	1
Neshoba	1
Simpson	1
Tishomingo	1
Warren	1
Washington	3

LTC OUTBREAKS

180

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

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	684	28	46	12
Alcorn	475	6	12	1
Amite	253	6	14	2
Attala	559	25	90	20
Benton	174	1	2	0
Bolivar	1269	40*	72	10
Calhoun	439	9	23	4
Carroll	275	11	45	9
Chickasaw	528	20	36	11
Choctaw	147	4	0	0
Claiborne	418	15	43	9
Clarke	389	28	31	9
Clay	431	14	2	1
Coahoma	875	14	75	2
Copiah	996	30	30	4
Covington	679	17	8	3
De Soto	4079	35	47	8
Forrest	1947	59	115	34
Franklin	158	2	3	1
George	647	10	5	2
Greene	275	14	35	6
Grenada	885	28	83	15
Hancock	436	17	8	4
Harrison	2868	40	149	16
Hinds	6065	129	315	55
Holmes	978	50	98	20
Humphreys	316	12	20	6
Issaquena	29	2	0	0
Itawamba	452	12	47	8
Jackson	2594	50	74	7
Jasper	439	12	1	0
Jefferson	207	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	260	7	3	1
Jones	2020	66	173	35
Kemper	254	14	38	9
Lafayette	1105	26	91	19
Lamar	1302	24	8	3
Lauderdale	1544	100	212	57
Lawrence	367	8	17	1
Leake	826	27	4	0
Lee	1844	43	117	20
Leflore	1150	70	185	44
Lincoln	896	46	124	28
Lowndes	1167	47	90	28
Madison	2662	75	214	37
Marion	722	24	47	6
Marshall	823	10	18	2
Monroe	918	55	147	44
Montgomery	379	11	24	6
Neshoba	1349	97	109	36
Newton	604	13	10	2
Noxubee	496	13	17	4
Oktibbeha	1218	43	179	28
Panola	1175	19*	12	2
Pearl River	632	44	66	19
Perry	268	8	0	0
Pike	1041	39	73	19
Pontotoc	918	9	6	1
Prentiss	524	12	30	3
Quitman	281	2	0	0
Rankin	2507	44	115	11
Scott	1050	21	15	3
Sharkey	220	7	42	6
Simpson	872	37	93	18
Smith	435	13	54	8
Stone	264	9	23	3
Sunflower	1145	31	31	7
Tallahatchie	589	11	9	2
Tate	791	31*	32	12
Tippah	459	14	1	0
Tishomingo	489	14	67	6
Tunica	399	9	12	2
Union	796	19	38	11
Walthall	534	23	65	12
Warren	1207	38	101	18
Washington	1854	51	66	15
Wayne	816	21	58	10
Webster	274	13	52	11
Wilkinson	241	14	8	4
Winston	658	18	40	11
Yalobusha	339	10	35	7
Yazoo	905	15	29	3
Total	74,555	2,163	4,537	915

Note: One death previously reported in Bolivar County was determined not be a COVID-19-related death. One death previously reported in Tate County should have been included in Panola County’s count. The data below has been edited to reflect these updates.

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Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	72,418	2,137	74,555
Deaths	2,077	86	2,163

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

Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. A single confirmed COVID-19 infection in an LTC facility resident, or more than one infection in employees or staff in a 14-day period constitutes an outbreak. Residential care facilities also represent group living facilities where COVID-19 can be easily spread. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure.

These outbreak figures are reported directly to MSDH by the facility. Many of the cases and deaths reported by faciltities may not yet be included in our totals of lab-reported cases.

Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities PDF
Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living homes, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability (ICF-IID)
Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths in residential care facilities PDF
Residential care facilities include psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers and long-term acute care facilities.

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 long-term care facilities with active COVID-19 outbreaks PDF
Updated August 14, 2020

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. For more accurate reporting, these weekly charts include sample collection dates only up to seven days in the past to allow for case investigation and delays in lab test reports.

Cases counts in these charts is based on the date of testing, not the date the test result was reported, and include only those cases where the date of testing is known.

They rank counties by weekly cases, and by incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.