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MS Reports 655 COVID -19 Cases 9/19/20

Patrice Boykin

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MSDH is reporting an additional 655 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 17 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 917 36 47 12
Alcorn 768 11 18 2
Amite 312 10 14 2
Attala 641 25 90 20
Benton 218 1 2 0
Bolivar 1790 65 197 26
Calhoun 506 12 25 4
Carroll 312 12 45 9
Chickasaw 652 24 43 13
Choctaw 178 5 1 0
Claiborne 451 16 43 9
Clarke 535 39 59 17
Clay 571 17 16 2
Coahoma 1123 27 79 2
Copiah 1159 33 48 4
Covington 806 22 30 7
De Soto 5393 55 63 13
Forrest 2382 70 172 40
Franklin 189 3 3 1
George 744 13 30 6
Greene 343 17 37 6
Grenada 1053 35 105 20
Hancock 561 21 9 4
Harrison 3727 72 239 30
Hinds 6956 155 406 63
Holmes 1091 58 100 20
Humphreys 373 15 21 6
Issaquena 103 3 0 0
Itawamba 752 21 81 16
Jackson 3378 67 77 7
Jasper 549 15 1 0
Jefferson 239 9 12 3
Jefferson Davis 325 11 3 1
Jones 2399 78 180 37
Kemper 286 15 39 9
Lafayette 2072 39 122 28
Lamar 1621 34 27 11
Lauderdale 1994 124 260 73
Lawrence 425 12 26 2
Leake 939 37 19 4
Lee 2585 67 155 30
Leflore 1362 80 189 45
Lincoln 1062 53 142 32
Lowndes 1398 57 99 33
Madison 3200 86 238 45
Marion 841 33 74 9
Marshall 1075 15 31 6
Monroe 1183 65 163 50
Montgomery 454 20 49 9
Neshoba 1534 103 114 37
Newton 756 23 36 8
Noxubee 543 15 19 4
Oktibbeha 1747 50 193 31
Panola 1440 27 13 2
Pearl River 862 50 72 20
Perry 406 17 18 5
Pike 1209 48 80 21
Pontotoc 1225 16 17 1
Prentiss 808 17 48 3
Quitman 373 5 0 0
Rankin 3188 75 156 18
Scott 1161 25 19 3
Sharkey 263 12 43 8
Simpson 1012 43 106 18
Smith 521 14 54 8
Stone 350 11 52 7
Sunflower 1411 44 71 11
Tallahatchie 749 18 30 4
Tate 951 37 32 13
Tippah 642 16 5 0
Tishomingo 657 37 95 25
Tunica 479 13 12 2
Union 978 24 46 11
Walthall 593 25 67 13
Warren 1380 50 120 24
Washington 2174 71 111 23
Wayne 874 21 59 10
Webster 331 13 52 11
Wilkinson 302 17 20 5
Winston 723 19 40 11
Yalobusha 416 14 35 7
Yazoo 1036 29 56 11
Total 93,087 2,809 5,820 1,163

Case Classifications

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

Confirmed Probable Total
Cases 86,819 6,268 93,087
Deaths 2,593 216 2,809

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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