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552 MS Covid-19 Cases Reported 9/23/20

Patrice Boykin

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MSDH is reporting an additional 552 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 24 deaths.

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 926 37 48 13
Alcorn 786 11 17 2
Amite 321 10 14 2
Attala 653 25 90 20
Benton 223 2 4 0
Bolivar 1813 66 200 26
Calhoun 508 12 25 4
Carroll 314 12 45 9
Chickasaw 667 24 44 13
Choctaw 181 6 1 0
Claiborne 459 16 43 9
Clarke 570 45 74 23
Clay 585 18 17 3
Coahoma 1144 28 79 2
Copiah 1166 33 51 4
Covington 813 22 31 7
De Soto 5477 59 64 13
Forrest 2425 71 171 40
Franklin 192 3 4 1
George 759 13 34 6
Greene 359 17 38 6
Grenada 1072 36 105 20
Hancock 572 21 9 4
Harrison 3805 73 239 31
Hinds 7032 159 422 65
Holmes 1095 58 100 20
Humphreys 375 15 21 6
Issaquena 104 3 0 0
Itawamba 787 21 80 16
Jackson 3430 69 77 7
Jasper 562 15 1 0
Jefferson 244 9 12 3
Jefferson Davis 335 11 3 1
Jones 2452 79 180 37
Kemper 288 15 39 9
Lafayette 2137 39 122 28
Lamar 1655 34 27 11
Lauderdale 2038 125 260 73
Lawrence 429 12 26 2
Leake 946 38 24 5
Lee 2654 68 154 30
Leflore 1383 81 189 45
Lincoln 1075 53 142 32
Lowndes 1449 58 98 33
Madison 3233 86 238 45
Marion 845 35 74 9
Marshall 1085 16 31 6
Monroe 1207 68 166 51
Montgomery 458 20* 49 9
Neshoba 1556 104 115 37
Newton 767 23 38 8
Noxubee 546 16 20 4
Oktibbeha 1763 50 189 31
Panola 1455 27 13 2
Pearl River 870 53 72 20
Perry 416 18 19 6
Pike 1224 50 82 23
Pontotoc 1249 16 17 1
Prentiss 834 17 48 3
Quitman 373 5 0 0
Rankin 3225 77 155 18
Scott 1171 26 20 3
Sharkey 265 13 43 8
Simpson 1018 44 105 19
Smith 529 14 54 8
Stone 365 12 47 8
Sunflower 1439 46* 72 11
Tallahatchie 764 21 29 6
Tate 962 37 32 13
Tippah 654 17 6 0
Tishomingo 667 38 96 26
Tunica 482 13 13 2
Union 988 24 46 11
Walthall 595 25 67 13
Warren 1384 50 119 24
Washington 2197 72 116 23
Wayne 888 21 59 10
Webster 333 13 52 11
Wilkinson 302 18 20 5
Winston 735 19 40 11
Yalobusha 423 14 35 7
Yazoo 1046 30 62 12
Total 94,573 2,870 5,883 1,185

* Note: A death previously reported in Montgomery County should have been included in Sunflower County’s total

Case Classifications

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

Confirmed Probable Total
Cases 87,902 6,671 94,573
Deaths 2,647 223 2,870

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 by County

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. These reports are then summarized by county. Note: 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.

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

This weekly table of ongoing outbreaks lists all facilities that have reported a current, active outbreak of COVID-19. The reported totals are for cases and deaths associated with the current outbreak only.

Note: The cases and deaths in this document have been reported to us directly by the facilities, and 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

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

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