State reports 402 new virus cases and 16 new deaths on Friday

Published 3:54 pm Friday, May 22, 2020

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The Mississippi State Department of Health on Friday reported 402 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 16 new deaths. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 12,624, with 596 deaths.

MSDH reports 37 of the new cases were among residents in long-term care facilities.

There are fewer active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, MSDH reports; 102 long-term care facilities in the state have active outbreaks where an outbreak is defined as one or more cases among residents or staff.

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There are 432 COVID-19 patients in Mississippi hospitals.

As of Friday, Adam’s County has had a total of 180 confirmed virus cases and 15 virus-related deaths reported since March 11. Of those cases, 39 were residents of long-term care facilities in Adams County and 8 residents of long-term care facilities died with the disease.

More details of COVID-19 in the state, along with preventive steps to take against coronavirus and statewide testing locations, are online at http://HealthyMS.com/covid-19.

The Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline is the best way to get your questions about COVID-19 answered. Call 877-978-6453 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.

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 180 15 39 8
Alcorn 15 1 0 0
Amite 49 1 7 1
Attala 269 12 79 12
Benton 13 0 1 0
Bolivar 134 10 17 4
Calhoun 60 4 23 4
Carroll 113 9 45 7
Chickasaw 125 12 34 8
Choctaw 29 2 0 0
Claiborne 58 1 2 0
Clarke 123 16 17 7
Clay 95 3 0 0
Coahoma 92 3 0 0
Copiah 259 4 0 0
Covington 125 1 1 0
Desoto 442 6 15 2
Forrest 462 32 84 22
Franklin 23 2 2 1
George 19 1 0 0
Greene 7 1 0 0
Grenada 68 2 14 2
Hancock 86 10 7 3
Harrison 230 6 2 1
Hinds 855 24 77 13
Holmes 343 22 72 11
Humphreys 50 6 16 4
Itawamba 81 7 34 6
Jackson 291 13 39 4
Jasper 131 3 0 0
Jefferson 40 0 0 0
Jefferson Davis 69 2 3 1
Jones 422 12 51 5
Kemper 116 10 26 6
Lafayette 116 3 37 0
Lamar 215 4 4 2
Lauderdale 647 51 162 32
Lawrence 82 1 1 0
Leake 373 8 1 0
Lee 99 5 8 1
Leflore 211 25 53 12
Lincoln 231 19 81 15
Lowndes 139 7 17 4
Madison 618 20 89 12
Marion 103 8 14 2
Marshall 68 3 2 0
Monroe 231 24 92 21
Montgomery 77 1 0 0
Neshoba 477 27 64 15
Newton 214 3 3 0
Noxubee 152 4 14 3
Oktibbeha 126 9 29 6
Panola 59 2 0 0
Pearl River 203 27 44 9
Perry 40 2 0 0
Pike 190 11 14 6
Pontotoc 26 2 3 0
Prentiss 37 3 22 3
Quitman 23 0 0 0
Rankin 325 6 5 0
Scott 578 10 13 2
Sharkey 7 0 0 0
Simpson 82 0 4 0
Smith 127 10 29 7
Stone 27 0 0 0
Sunflower 73 3 0 0
Tallahatchie 23 1 0 0
Tate 59 1 2 0
Tippah 69 11 0 0
Tishomingo 22 0 1 0
Tunica 47 2 12 2
Union 68 4 20 3
Walthall 50 0 0 0
Warren 144 6 34 4
Washington 143 4 7 1
Wayne 72 0 2 0
Webster 27 1 0 0
Wilkinson 81 9 5 2
Winston 92 0 0 0
Yalobusha 79 4 24 4
Yazoo 198 2 8 0
Total 12,624 596 1,627 300

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 Map and Charts

Data Overviews as of May 21

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.