Jackson, Miss. — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is providing personnel and resources throughout North Mississippi as the state recovers from the ice storm last weekend.
- MSDH has deployed a nurse practitioner, nurses, additional staff, 240 cots and medical supplies to support medical needs in shelters in Alcorn, Lafayette and Panola counties.
- MSDH is coordinating the delivery of oxygen cylinders and concentrators to Alcorn, Panola, Lafayette, Marshall and Tippah counties.
- The MSDH Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) coordinated deployment of additional ambulances to Tippah and Yalobusha counties.
The MSDH Environmental Division is working with Public Water Systems that have been affected during this event. The status of systems is fluctuating based on the things like power restoration and damage being repaired. Please check the MSDH website for updates. As of Thursday (January 29), there are 15 Public Water Systems reporting they are non-operational, serving a population of approximately 19,333 customers:
- Bolivar County: Town of Shaw
- Holmes Coounty: Town of Cruger
- Holmes County South Holmes Water Association #1
- Holmes County: West Hill Water Association
- Humphreys County: Freshwater Farms
- Montgomery County: Town of Duck Hill
- Montgomery County: North District 1 Water Association
- Prentiss County: Town of Jumpertown
- Tippah County: Chalybeate Water Association
- Tishomingo County: Tishomingo Co Water District
- Tishomingo County: City of Iuka
- Webster County: Webster Center Water Association
- Panola County: Denmark Water Association
- Washington County: Town of Arcola
- Yalobusha County: Eskridge Rose Hill Water Association.
There are 76 Public Water Systems reporting they are operating with restrictions, serving approximately 140,151 customers. Operating with restrictions means systems are either using an alternate power source (generator), or some components of the system may not be fully functional due to damage or other factors.
There are 53 Public Water Systems that have issued precautionary boil water notices. As systems come back online and water samples are cleared by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory, those boil water notices will be lifted.
For a list of active boil water notices please visit the MSDH website msdh.ms.gov/boilwater
The Mississippi State Department of Health continues to monitor the situation and will deploy additional resources as needed.
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