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672 New Cases of COVID-19 in MS & 10 Deaths. 8/1/2020

August 2, 2020

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COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of August 1

NEW CASES

672

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
Copiah	1
Forrest	2
Holmes	1
Lowndes	2
Madison	1
Oktibbeha	1
Tate	1
Warren	1

LTC OUTBREAKS

171

Current outbreaks in long-term care facilities only. (One or more cases among staff or residents counts as an outbreak.)

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
Adams	580	25
Alcorn	354	4
Amite	210	5
Attala	495	24
Benton	124	0
Bolivar	939	32
Calhoun	374	8
Carroll	245	11
Chickasaw	435	19
Choctaw	126	4
Claiborne	400	13
Clarke	298	25
Clay	368	14
Coahoma	659	10
Copiah	909	24
Covington	578	11
De Soto	3280	27
Forrest	1631	53
Franklin	114	2
George	541	5
Greene	226	11
Grenada	812	20
Hancock	326	14
Harrison	2098	32
Hinds	5209	106
Holmes	843	47
Humphreys	269	11
Issaquena	21	1
Itawamba	307	10
Jackson	1929	34
Jasper	375	8
Jefferson	191	6
Jefferson Davis	198	6
Jones	1765	57
Kemper	223	15
Lafayette	869	9
Lamar	1115	12
Lauderdale	1323	88
Lawrence	313	5
Leake	767	25
Lee	1232	30
Leflore	832	59
Lincoln	743	39
Lowndes	973	32
Madison	2281	54
Marion	599	18
Marshall	566	8
Monroe	697	50
Montgomery	291	3
Neshoba	1194	87
Newton	516	11
Noxubee	417	10
Oktibbeha	1052	35
Panola	907	11
Pearl River	482	36
Perry	221	7
Pike	826	32
Pontotoc	724	7
Prentiss	337	6
Quitman	221	1
Rankin	2124	28
Scott	953	17
Sharkey	180	1
Simpson	711	26
Smith	377	13
Stone	148	3
Sunflower	906	22
Tallahatchie	493	10
Tate	645	23
Tippah	304	12
Tishomingo	316	3
Tunica	265	6
Union	519	13
Walthall	442	18
Warren	964	26
Washington	1480	32
Wayne	732	21
Webster	197	12
Wilkinson	187	12
Winston	571	15
Yalobusha	316	10
Yazoo	773	11
Total	60,553	1,703

Case Classifications

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

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	59,637	916	60,553
Deaths	1,657	46	1,693

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. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak. 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.

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
As of July 31, 2020

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Map

Hospital Usage

Cases and Deaths Data Charts

Updates to the detailed case charts below will resume on Monday.

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

These weekly tables count cases based on the date of testing, not the date the test result was reported, and count 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.