COVID-19: 1,245 new cases, 51 new deaths statewide

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,245 new COVID-19 cases and 51 new deaths.

The statewide total now stands at 63,444 cases and 1,804 deaths.

Here are the numbers in our area:

• Hancock County is at 349 cases and 14 deaths
• Harrison County is at 2,287 cases and 35 deaths
• Jackson County is at 2,156 cases and 41 deaths
• Stone County is at 160 cases and three deaths
• George County has 545 cases and four deaths
• Pearl River County has 515 cases and 37 deaths