Home isolation is mandatory if you have tested positive for COVID-19 by order of the State Health Officer.
(If you are awaiting results of routine testing not related to exposure, you may return to work and follow the safety guidance of your employer.)
Quarantine is mandatory for household members of someone who has COVID-19. Home quarantine permits working under certain circumstances.
About our case counts: We currently update our case totals each day based on test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results to us, which are included in our totals.
Multiple positive tests for the same individual are counted only once. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.
Statewide COVID-19 Data
K-12 School Reports Weekly COVID-19 cases, outbreaks and exposure reported by Mississippi schools
Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases, 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.
Long-term care cases and death totals will resume on Monday.
Mississippi investigates and reports both probable and confirmed cases and deaths according to the CSTE case definition.
Confirmed
Probable
Total
Cases
163,816
88,659
252,475
Deaths
4,162
1,359
5,521
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.
Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Maps
Detailed charts of COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations will resume on Monday.
All data reports below are updated as they become available.
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: Values up to two weeks in the past on the chart of Cases by Date above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.
Tracking counties with recent high numbers of COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population, provides insight on where local outbreaks are most serious,
and where protective measures should be increased. For more accurate reporting, these weekly charts include sample collection dates only up to seven days
in the past to allow for case investigation and delays in lab test reports.
Cases counts in these charts is based on the date of illness onset. If the date of illness is not known, the date the test sample was taken, or the date of test result reporting is used instead. Counts are adjusted as cases are investigated.
Counties are ranked by highest weekly case counts, and by weekly incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.
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. (Updated weekly)
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.
Antigen testing is another way to identify current COVID-19 infection.
Total tests
PCR
Antibody
Antigen
MSDH Public Health Laboratory
155,956
154,713
1,243
0
Other testing providers
1,900,445
1,265,883
67,537
567,025
Total tests for COVID-19 statewide
2,056,401
1,420,596
68,780
567,025
MSDH Individuals Tested as of January 16
MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 3 p.m. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.
Total individuals tested by the MPHL:
103,392
Total positive individuals from MPHL tests:
12,575