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NATCHEZ — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 944 new confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide and 32 new deaths on Friday.

Adams County’s numbers as of Friday’s statewide report were at 655 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths, rising from 647 cases and 26 deaths on Thursday.

Mississippi’s total COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 70,930 with 2,043 deaths.

Adams County had 92 active COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, according to the Adams County Emergency Management Office.

“Natchez-Adams residents, continue to wear a mask or face covering, practice social distancing in public places, at work, in restaurants, stores and places of worship,” wrote Neifa Hardy, EOC liaison, in a social media post on the Adams County Emergency Management Office’s Facebook page. “This will require an individual effort and community participation to help slow the spread of this virus. The mask mandate order will expire on Sept. 8. May God bless you and Adams County.”

On Wednesday, Concordia Parish reported more COVID-19 cases and now has a total of 360 reported cases in the parish since the pandemic began in March.

Concordia Parish’s total COVID-19 death toll is now at 12 deaths.

Of Concordia Parish’s COVID-19 cases 212 were in African Americans, 124 in Caucasians, 20 in Hispanics and four in unknown ethnicities. Two-hundred-eight cases were in females, 148 in males and four unknown gender. The parish had 99 active cases and 250 inactive cases on Wednesday. Sixty cases were in people ages 20 to 29 years old; 48 in people 30 to 39 years old; 57 in people 40 to 49 years old; 64 in people 50 to 59 years old; 49 in people 60 to 69 years old; 27 in people 70 to 79 years old; 15 in people 80 to 89 years old; one case in a person 90 to 99 years old; 28 cases in people under 20 years old; and 11 in people of unknown age.

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	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	655	28	46	12
Alcorn	447	5	10	1
Amite	244	6	14	2
Attala	544	25	89	20
Benton	159	1	2	0
Bolivar	1189	40	57	11
Calhoun	430	9	23	4
Carroll	264	11	45	9
Chickasaw	502	19	36	11
Choctaw	138	4	0	0
Claiborne	411	14	43	9
Clarke	359	28	27	9
Clay	411	14	2	1
Coahoma	810	13	44	2
Copiah	980	29	30	4
Covington	650	15	6	2
De Soto	3832	33	45	7
Forrest	1889	57	102	32
Franklin	142	2	3	1
George	626	9	5	2
Greene	267	13	35	6
Grenada	863	26	78	15
Hancock	419	15	8	4
Harrison	2710	36	148	15
Hinds	5852	126	283	55
Holmes	938	50	97	20
Humphreys	309	12	20	6
Issaquena	27	2	0	0
Itawamba	414	10	40	7
Jackson	2430	47	74	7
Jasper	416	10	1	0
Jefferson	197	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	252	6	3	1
Jones	1965	62	173	35
Kemper	246	14	38	9
Lafayette	1043	21	90	16
Lamar	1265	18	8	3
Lauderdale	1481	96	212	57
Lawrence	340	8	13	1
Leake	811	27	4	0
Lee	1657	42	86	16
Leflore	971	69	184	44
Lincoln	862	44	124	28
Lowndes	1121	40	87	24
Madison	2521	72	206	37
Marion	698	21	47	6
Marshall	757	10	17	2
Monroe	858	55	146	44
Montgomery	355	8	1	1
Neshoba	1320	95	108	35
Newton	575	12	9	1
Noxubee	472	12	17	4
Oktibbeha	1157	39	177	26
Panola	1108	18	8	1
Pearl River	584	40	57	16
Perry	251	8	0	0
Pike	966	38	73	19
Pontotoc	876	9	6	1
Prentiss	475	10	28	3
Quitman	275	1	0	0
Rankin	2382	41	104	10
Scott	1025	21	15	3
Sharkey	214	7	42	6
Simpson	842	32	62	15
Smith	419	13	54	8
Stone	235	6	23	2
Sunflower	1101	28	18	5
Tallahatchie	563	11	8	2
Tate	760	30	33	12
Tippah	426	14	1	0
Tishomingo	463	9	35	2
Tunica	370	8	12	2
Union	750	17	36	9
Walthall	521	22	65	11
Warren	1166	37	95	18
Washington	1771	46	60	14
Wayne	805	21	58	10
Webster	254	13	52	11
Wilkinson	231	14	8	4
Winston	644	17	40	11
Yalobusha	320	10	35	7
Yazoo	882	14	28	3
Total	70,930	2,043	4,227	871