COVID-19 cases in Mississippi surpasses 6,000; two deaths reported Sunday
Two more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Mississippi on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 229.
There were 183 more cases reported on Sunday; the state now stands at 6,094 statewide.
In South Mississippi, there were 16 new cases reported: 240 in Jackson County (2 new); 159 in Harrison (1 new); 153 in Pearl River (1 new); 60 in Hancock (0 new); 22 in Stone (0 new) and 11 in George (0 new).
Mississippi COVID-19 Cases to Date
Table of total cases, deaths, and cases in long-term care (LTC) facilities since March 11, 2020.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total Cases in Long-Term Care Facilities |
| Adams | 116 | 7 | 21 |
| Alcorn | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Attala | 86 | 0 | 16 |
| Benton | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 101 | 7 | 13 |
| Calhoun | 50 | 3 | 23 |
| Carroll | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Chickasaw | 64 | 5 | 21 |
| Choctaw | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 47 | 3 | 9 |
| Clay | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 58 | 2 | 1 |
| Copiah | 79 | 1 | 1 |
| Covington | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 266 | 4 | 2 |
| Forrest | 190 | 8 | 17 |
| Franklin | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| George | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Grenada | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Hancock | 60 | 5 | 7 |
| Harrison | 159 | 6 | 1 |
| Hinds | 421 | 7 | 13 |
| Holmes | 114 | 5 | 26 |
| Humphreys | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| Itawamba | 49 | 2 | 27 |
| Jackson | 240 | 6 | 38 |
| Jasper | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Jones | 130 | 1 | 9 |
| Kemper | 49 | 1 | 4 |
| Lafayette | 88 | 3 | 35 |
| Lamar | 92 | 2 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 304 | 19 | 70 |
| Lawrence | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| Leake | 161 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee | 70 | 4 | 1 |
| Leflore | 137 | 15 | 27 |
| Lincoln | 136 | 9 | 45 |
| Lowndes | 45 | 2 | 3 |
| Madison | 208 | 6 | 13 |
| Marion | 58 | 5 | 13 |
| Marshall | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| Monroe | 144 | 9 | 69 |
| Montgomery | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 156 | 3 | 2 |
| Newton | 64 | 0 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 52 | 0 | 7 |
| Oktibbeha | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| Panola | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 153 | 14 | 30 |
| Perry | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Pike | 136 | 5 | 12 |
| Pontotoc | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 32 | 1 | 19 |
| Quitman | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 171 | 5 | 6 |
| Scott | 258 | 0 | 8 |
| Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 40 | 0 | 2 |
| Smith | 65 | 4 | 18 |
| Stone | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Tate | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| Tippah | 52 | 7 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunica | 35 | 1 | 12 |
| Union | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Walthall | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington | 77 | 3 | 4 |
| Wayne | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 68 | 7 | 5 |
| Winston | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 126 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6,094 | 229 | 679 |
Testing in Mississippi
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. We will update these figures as data becomes available.
Combined testing totals (MSDH, hospital laboratories and commercial testing providers) as of April 25, 2020.
| Total individuals tested by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory | 11,591 |
| Total individuals tested by other providers | 49,197 |
| Total individuals tested for COVID-19 statewide | 60,788 |
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