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1,485 New Cases of COVID-19 & 1 Death for 11/29/2020

Sue Honea
MS Department of Health

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COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of November 29

NEW CASES

1,485

NEW DEATHS

1

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday. This death occurred November 28 in the county below.

County Total
Panola 1
LTC OUTBREAKS

199

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

Data Snapshots for Individual Counties

High Cases and Incidence

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 1444 51 64 14
Alcorn 1548 28 88 13
Amite 558 14 15 2
Attala 1175 34 124 23
Benton 499 18 44 10
Bolivar 2429 84 222 30
Calhoun 781 13 25 4
Carroll 740 15 45 9
Chickasaw 1090 32 48 14
Choctaw 350 7 1 0
Claiborne 589 16 43 9
Clarke 930 53 93 27
Clay 934 27 20 3
Coahoma 1519 43 127 11
Copiah 1670 40 71 9
Covington 1279 39 69 16
De Soto 10332 104 103 20
Forrest 3882 86 185 41
Franklin 353 5 4 1
George 1264 25 47 6
Greene 612 22 40 6
Grenada 1428 45 117 21
Hancock 1236 40 67 11
Harrison 7244 111 348 37
Hinds 10190 199 545 82
Holmes 1323 61 102 20
Humphreys 547 19 33 8
Issaquena 120 4 0 0
Itawamba 1561 35 91 17
Jackson 6521 124 183 19
Jasper 848 22 1 0
Jefferson 364 11 15 3
Jefferson Davis 588 17 8 1
Jones 3677 88 188 38
Kemper 447 18 41 9
Lafayette 3349 52 150 32
Lamar 2966 50 43 12
Lauderdale 3575 147 323 79
Lawrence 734 14 26 2
Leake 1394 44 42 7
Lee 5236 95 200 39
Leflore 2077 91 196 48
Lincoln 1948 65 166 36
Lowndes 2438 64 116 34
Madison 4964 107 294 53
Marion 1186 46 105 15
Marshall 2212 50 58 15
Monroe 2039 78 176 52
Montgomery 758 25 53 9
Neshoba 2241 118 156 43
Newton 1080 29 44 10
Noxubee 725 17 21 4
Oktibbeha 2513 62 193 31
Panola 2296 53 60 11
Pearl River 1541 68 103 23
Perry 681 26 20 7
Pike 1647 58 98 27
Pontotoc 2029 29 19 2
Prentiss 1495 31 87 10
Quitman 497 7 0 0
Rankin 5805 103 224 31
Scott 1579 30 30 3
Sharkey 323 17 43 8
Simpson 1519 53 138 19
Smith 728 16 55 8
Stone 800 15 58 9
Sunflower 1925 55 84 15
Tallahatchie 977 27 31 7
Tate 1770 51 71 18
Tippah 1280 30 61 4
Tishomingo 1108 42 96 26
Tunica 623 19 15 2
Union 1710 26 46 11
Walthall 772 29 67 13
Warren 1787 57 125 26
Washington 3241 108 187 39
Wayne 1206 23 59 10
Webster 464 14 52 11
Wilkinson 404 22 20 5
Winston 1245 26 64 13
Yalobusha 723 28 80 19
Yazoo 1588 40 137 15
Total 153,270 3,807 7,709 1,447

Case Classifications

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

Confirmed Probable Total
Cases 122,237 31,033 153,270
Deaths 3,313 494 3,807

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.

Deaths from COVID-19 and Other Causes

This table of death counts compares COVID-19 deaths in Mississippi by week with deaths from other major causes, including contributing and underlying causes.

K-12 School Report

Mississippi K-12 schools make weekly reports of cases among students, teachers and staff, number of outbreaks, and teachers and students under quarantine as a result of COVID-19 exposure. An outbreak in a school setting is defined as 3 or more individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the same group within a 14-day period.

Note: These cases have been directly reported to MSDH by each school, and may not yet have appeared in our state and county totals of cases reported by laboratories.

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 facilities may not yet be included in our totals of lab-reported cases.

Ongoing Outbreaks in Nursing Homes

Data such as illness in residents and staff, deaths in residents, as well as a number of other data elements are now publicly available on the website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). MSDH is providing the following links to view this data, which is reported directly by nursing homes and is updated daily.

Note: Cases and deaths listed on the CMS website may not have appeared yet in our county totals, which are based on reports from testing laboratories.

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Map

All data reports below are updated as they become available.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

Hospitalization and ICU Use to Date

Updated weekly

Daily Statewide 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 Statewide Data Summaries

Weekly Pediatric MIS-C Cases and Deaths

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19 that causes inflammation in many body parts, including the heart and other vital organs.

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 illness onset. If the date of illness is not known, the date the test sample was taken, or the date of test result reporting is used instead. Counts are adjusted as cases are investigated.

Counties are ranked by highest weekly case counts, and by weekly incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.

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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