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Today MSDH is reporting 262 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 22 new deaths (including 9 from prior weeks identified through death certificate investigation). Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 8,686, with 396 deaths.
COVID-19 in Mississippi
Total Mississippi Cases and Deaths as of May 6
Daily totals as of 6 p.m. of all reported cases and deaths since March 11, 2020.
- New cases reported today: 262
- New deaths reported today: 22includes 9 deaths from prior weeks identified through death certificate investigation
About our case counts: We currently update our map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results to us, which are included in our totals.
County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.
Cases and Deaths by County
Totals of all reported cases since March 11, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
| Adams | 157 | 11 | 38 | 5 |
| Alcorn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Attala | 170 | 3 | 41 | 3 |
| Benton | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 115 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Calhoun | 57 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 99 | 3 | 39 | 2 |
| Chickasaw | 84 | 9 | 25 | 6 |
| Choctaw | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 71 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| Clay | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Copiah | 141 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Covington | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 320 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Forrest | 283 | 18 | 29 | 9 |
| Franklin | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 45 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Hancock | 72 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Harrison | 188 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Hinds | 600 | 11 | 20 | 6 |
| Holmes | 190 | 16 | 28 | 5 |
| Humphreys | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Itawamba | 66 | 6 | 32 | 5 |
| Jackson | 272 | 11 | 39 | 2 |
| Jasper | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jones | 209 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Kemper | 84 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| Lafayette | 96 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Lamar | 136 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Lauderdale | 450 | 40 | 113 | 25 |
| Lawrence | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leake | 267 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee | 73 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Leflore | 180 | 18 | 44 | 8 |
| Lincoln | 179 | 12 | 54 | 8 |
| Lowndes | 71 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Madison | 333 | 12 | 42 | 9 |
| Marion | 80 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Marshall | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe | 188 | 20 | 91 | 18 |
| Montgomery | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 261 | 11 | 27 | 3 |
| Newton | 121 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noxubee | 97 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Oktibbeha | 62 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Panola | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 188 | 24 | 42 | 6 |
| Perry | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 162 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| Pontotoc | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Prentiss | 33 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| Quitman | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 231 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott | 423 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Smith | 95 | 6 | 24 | 3 |
| Stone | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tippah | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunica | 39 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 41 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Walthall | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 90 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Washington | 78 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Wayne | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Webster | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 74 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Winston | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 154 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8,686 | 396 | 1,037 | 169 |
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.