Coronavirus in Mississippi: 69,374 cases, 1,989 deaths reported by health dept.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed 1,081 new cases and 45 new deaths Wednesday. The number of presumed positive coronavirus cases in Mississippi is now at 69,374.
So far, 1,989 people have died from COVID-19 in Mississippi.
The number of tests done in the state totals 524,118 as of August 11. This includes MSDH Public Health Laboratory tests and other providers.
An estimated 49,836 people have recovered from the virus.
Number of cases by county (through August 11):
Adams – 632; 25 deaths
Alcorn - 435; 5 deaths
Amite - 237; 6 deaths
Attala – 527; 25 deaths
Benton - 145; 1 death
Bolivar – 1,136; 35 deaths
Calhoun - 425; 9 deaths
Carroll - 261; 11 deaths
Chickasaw – 476; 19 deaths
Choctaw - 135; 4 deaths
Claiborne - 409; 14 deaths
Clarke - 336; 26 deaths
Clay – 401; 14 deaths
Coahoma – 781; 13 deaths
Copiah – 962; 28 deaths
Covington - 622; 14 deaths
DeSoto – 3,710; 31 deaths
Forrest – 1,826; 56 deaths
Franklin – 131; 2 deaths
George – 595; 6 deaths
Greene - 256; 12 deaths
Grenada – 851; 23 deaths
Hancock – 402; 14 deaths
Harrison – 2,601; 36 deaths
Hinds – 5,700; 119 deaths
Holmes – 910; 49 deaths
Humphreys – 297; 12 deaths
Issaquena - 27; 2 deaths
Itawamba – 387; 10 deaths
Jackson – 2,314; 44 deaths
Jasper - 394; 9 deaths
Jefferson - 195; 7 deaths
Jefferson Davis - 233; 6 deaths
Jones – 1,931; 59 deaths
Kemper - 233; 14 deaths
Lafayette – 987; 19 deaths
Lamar – 1,231; 15 deaths
Lauderdale - 1,415; 92 deaths
Lawrence – 323; 8 deaths
Leake – 795; 26 deaths
Lee – 1,521; 42 deaths
Leflore – 949; 66 deaths
Lincoln – 834; 42 deaths
Lowndes – 1,092; 39 deaths
Madison – 2,455; 69 deaths
Marion – 684; 20 deaths
Marshall – 712; 9 deaths
Monroe – 821; 55 deaths
Montgomery – 329; 5 deaths
Neshoba - 1,288; 92 deaths
Newton - 545; 11 deaths
Noxubee - 461; 12 deaths
Oktibbeha – 1,133; 39 deaths
Panola – 1,068; 16 deaths
Pearl River – 559; 40 deaths
Perry – 242; 8 deaths
Pike – 940; 37 deaths
Pontotoc – 842; 9 deaths
Prentiss - 423; 10 deaths
Quitman - 269; 1 death
Rankin – 2,307; 35 deaths
Scott – 1,011; 20 deaths
Sharkey - 204; 5 deaths
Simpson – 806; 31 deaths
Smith – 406; 13 deaths
Stone - 211; 5 deaths
Sunflower – 1,056; 25 deaths
Tallahatchie – 541; 11 deaths
Tate – 743; 30 deaths
Tippah – 374; 14 deaths
Tishomingo - 437; 7 deaths
Tunica – 358; 7 deaths
Union – 662; 16 deaths
Walthall – 502; 21 deaths
Warren - 1,125; 35 deaths
Washington – 1,701; 42 deaths
Wayne - 780; 21 deaths
Webster – 237; 12 deaths
Wilkinson – 215; 13 deaths
Winston – 629; 16 deaths
Yalobusha - 316; 10 deaths
Yazoo – 841; 13 deaths
MSDH has a hotline open 24 hours, 7 days a week for any coronavirus-related questions: 877-978-6453.
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