The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health continue to closely monitor the outbreak of respiratory illnesses caused by the novel (new) coronavirus COVID-19, and are working to limit the spread of cases nationally and in Mississippi. MSDH is actively working with doctors and hospitals to quickly identify cases and respond effectively to limit this outbreak.

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COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of June 2

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	202	16	44	9
Alcorn	19	1	0	0
Amite	65	1	12	1
Attala	307	18	82	15
Benton	14	0	1	0
Bolivar	166	11	17	4
Calhoun	67	4	23	4
Carroll	116	11	45	9
Chickasaw	140	14	34	9
Choctaw	48	2	0	0
Claiborne	114	5	33	4
Clarke	155	19	20	8
Clay	118	4	0	0
Coahoma	128	4	0	0
Copiah	325	4	0	0
Covington	177	2	1	0
Desoto	559	8	19	3
Forrest	592	39	88	28
Franklin	29	2	3	1
George	28	1	0	0
Greene	33	1	16	0
Grenada	100	3	14	2
Hancock	90	12	8	3
Harrison	265	7	3	2
Hinds	1066	26	83	13
Holmes	441	30	84	15
Humphreys	60	7	16	5
Itawamba	90	7	34	6
Jackson	309	14	40	5
Jasper	166	4	0	0
Jefferson	42	1	0	0
Jefferson Davis	81	3	4	1
Jones	686	32	101	19
Kemper	149	11	32	7
Lafayette	150	4	39	1
Lamar	248	5	4	2
Lauderdale	760	68	202	45
Lawrence	108	1	1	0
Leake	454	12	2	0
Lee	185	7	22	1
Leflore	273	36	92	23
Lincoln	278	29	86	22
Lowndes	241	9	19	5
Madison	757	27	101	15
Marion	116	9	15	2
Marshall	85	3	2	0
Monroe	267	25	92	22
Montgomery	86	1	0	0
Neshoba	722	44	70	23
Newton	283	4	4	0
Noxubee	193	6	15	3
Oktibbeha	267	14	74	11
Panola	85	3	0	0
Pearl River	212	31	46	11
Perry	51	3	0	0
Pike	205	11	15	6
Pontotoc	45	3	3	1
Prentiss	53	3	22	3
Quitman	31	0	0	0
Rankin	453	8	8	0
Scott	662	12	13	2
Sharkey	7	0	0	0
Simpson	104	0	5	0
Smith	153	11	43	7
Stone	32	0	0	0
Sunflower	93	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	30	1	0	0
Tate	88	1	2	0
Tippah	76	11	0	0
Tishomingo	35	0	1	0
Tunica	56	3	12	2
Union	86	7	20	6
Walthall	63	0	0	0
Warren	191	10	37	7
Washington	194	7	8	1
Wayne	235	3	1	0
Webster	67	3	18	2
Wilkinson	85	9	5	2
Winston	122	1	0	0
Yalobusha	97	6	26	6
Yazoo	291	4	11	2
Total	16,322	782	1,993	406

Case Classifications

Mississippi investigates and reports both probable and confirmed cases and deaths according to the CSTE case definition.

	Confirmed	Probable	Total
Cases	16,211	111	16,322
Deaths	767	15	782

Confirmed cases and deaths are generally determined by positive PCR tests, which detect the presence of ongoing coronavirus infection.

Probable cases are those who test positive by other testing methods such as antibody or antigen, and have recent symptoms consistent with COVID-19, indicating a recent infection.

Probable deaths are those individuals with a designation of COVID-19 as a cause of death on the death certificate, but where no confirmatory testing was performed.

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.)

• View a table by county of Mississippi COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities PDF

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
• Mississippi counties ranked by weekly cases and incidence

Mississippi COVID-19 Map and Charts

Data Overviews as of June 2

Our state case map and other data charts are also available in interactive form.

• View interactive map
• View interactive epidemiological trend and syndromic surveillance
• View interactive hospitalization chart

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: In our charts by race, "Other" includes American Indian and Asian.

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.

Weekly High Case and High Incidence Counties

These weekly tables count cases based on the date of testing, not the date the test result was reported, and count only those cases where the date of testing is known.

They rank counties by weekly cases, and by incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.

• Full tables of counties ranked by weekly incidence and cases PDF

Syndromic Surveillance

Emergency department visits by those with symptoms characteristic of COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia, updated weekly.

Estimated Recoveries

Presumed COVID-19 cases recovered, estimated weekly (does not include cases still under investigation).

U.S. and World Cases

• COVID-19 cases in the United States (CDC)
• U.S. COVID-19 Tracker (CDC)
• COVID-19 Global Case Map (Johns Hopkins University)

COVID-19 Testing

Statewide Combined Testing as of June 2

COVID-19 testing providers around the state include commercial laboratories as well as hospital labs. Combined with testing done by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory, the figures provide a complete picture of all Mississippi testing.

PCR testing detects current, active COVID-19 infection in an individual.

Antibody (serology) testing identifies individuals with past COVID-19 infection based on antibodies they develop one to three weeks after infection.

	Total tests	PCR	Antibody
MSDH Public Health Laboratory	35,333	35,333	0
Other providers	157,029	149,002	8,027
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide	192,362	184,335	8,027

MSDH Individuals Tested as of June 2

MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 6 p.m. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.

• Total individuals tested by the MPHL: 33,688
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 2,887

Getting Tested for COVID-19

What MSDH Is Doing

The Mississippi State Department of Health is aggressively responding to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. With other state agencies, it has activated emergency operations in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Mississippi.

Other steps that MSDH is taking include:

• Surveillance: Increasing surveillance (monitoring) activities to identify cases of COVID-19 as quickly as possible and to limit person-to-person transmission.
• Testing: Making COVID-19 testing available for healthcare providers through the MSDH Public Health Laboratory.
• Planning: Working directly with hospitals and healthcare providers across the state to plan for possible cases of COVID-19, preparing them to identify and safely treat cases.
• Readiness: Assessing statewide hospital capacities, ensuring the capacity of the MSDH Public Health Laboratory for COVID-19 testing, and informing all Mississippi healthcare providers about procedures for identifying and testing for coronavirus cases.
• Information: Providing guidance to business, education and other entities on how to respond to the possible spread of COVID-19 in the community.

Prevention and Preparation for Individuals and the Community

• Preventive steps to take, recommendations, guidances and general information on COVID-19