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Today MSDH is reporting 217 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 32 new deaths (including 5 from prior weeks identified through death certificate investigation). Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 8,424, with 374 deaths. The number of Mississippians currently hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infection has fallen to 427.
43 of the new cases reported today were among residents in long-term care facilities, and there are now 117 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (where an outbreak is one or more cases among residents or staff).
Mississippi COVID-19 Case Map
This map and the following table show total cases in Mississippi as of 6 p.m. May 5, 2020, and include all reported cases since March 11, 2020.
- New cases reported today: 217
- New deaths reported today: 32 *
An interactive version of this case map is also available: View interactive Mississippi case map »
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.
Mississippi COVID-19 Cases to Date
Table of all total cases and deaths, and those in long-term care (LTC) facilities, since March 11, 2020.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
| Adams | 154 | 10 | 33 | 4 |
| Alcorn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Attala | 159 | 3 | 38 | 3 |
| Benton | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 115 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Calhoun | 57 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 102 | 3 | 39 | 2 |
| Chickasaw | 83 | 9 | 25 | 6 |
| Choctaw | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 68 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Clay | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Copiah | 137 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Covington | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 310 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Forrest | 273 | 17 | 23 | 9 |
| Franklin | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 41 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Hancock | 68 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Harrison | 187 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Hinds | 588 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| Holmes | 176 | 12 | 27 | 3 |
| Humphreys | 27 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Itawamba | 65 | 6 | 32 | 5 |
| Jackson | 271 | 10 | 39 | 2 |
| Jasper | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jones | 199 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Kemper | 80 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| Lafayette | 96 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Lamar | 127 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 448 | 40 | 111 | 25 |
| Lawrence | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leake | 257 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee | 73 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Leflore | 177 | 18 | 44 | 8 |
| Lincoln | 166 | 12 | 54 | 8 |
| Lowndes | 64 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Madison | 318 | 11 | 41 | 8 |
| Marion | 77 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Marshall | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe | 178 | 20 | 89 | 18 |
| Montgomery | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 254 | 11 | 27 | 3 |
| Newton | 113 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noxubee | 92 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Oktibbeha | 59 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Panola | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 183 | 21 | 41 | 6 |
| Perry | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 159 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Pontotoc | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Prentiss | 33 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| Quitman | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 226 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott | 410 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Smith | 92 | 6 | 23 | 3 |
| Stone | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tippah | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunica | 37 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 40 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Walthall | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 90 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Washington | 80 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Wayne | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Webster | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 72 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Winston | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8,424 | 374 | 1,008 | 163 |
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.
Long-Term Care Facility Cases and Deaths by Race
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. (Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, long-term acute care facilities, and psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers.)
Mississippi Cases and Deaths Tables
- Mississippi COVID-19 cases by county, race and ethnicity PDF
- Mississippi COVID-19 deaths by county, race and ethnicity PDF
Interactive Map and Charts
Our state case map is other data charts are available in interactive form.
- View interactive map
- View interactive epidemiological trend and syndromic surveillance
- View interactive hospitalization chart
Trends and Summary Data
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 Date of Illness Onset chart above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.
