JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi reported its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases Thursday, far exceeding a record set only two days earlier and indicating more challenges in coming days for already-strained hospitals. The state Health Department reported 4,412 new cases…
A second school has announced a two-week closure because of a COVID-19 outbreak at its campus. South Hancock Elementary announced its 14-day closure on Tuesday via a telephone messaging system sent to parents, according to media reports. Stone High School…
More than 3,000 COVID cases were reported for Aug. 10, according to the state Department of Health, with 25 deaths also reported in the state. One of those deaths was in Jackson County and two were in Pearl River County.…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is approaching its record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations as the virus continues spreading rapidly in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. The state Health Department reported Tuesday…
Singing River Health System had 128 people hospitalized with COVID, the hospital CEO said, and 119 of those were not vaccinated. The numbers continue to climb in Mississippi. Of those hospitalized at SRHS, 28 are in ICU and 21 of…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The sheriff of a north Mississippi county has died, the state’s second sheriff to pass away in the last week. Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco died Monday. The Calhoun County sheriff’s office posted a brief message…
The Mississippi State Department of Health on Friday reported an additional 2,094 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and eight deaths. Six deaths occurred between July 29 and August 5, and two deaths occurred between July 27 and July 31, identified…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The number of people receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi increased last week for the first time in three months as numbers of new cases surge in the state. Around 53,000 people received either…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s department of health reported Monday that the state saw almost 5,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend as the virus surges statewide. That’s an increase of more than six times the number of…
With almost 5,000 new cases reported for Monday and 13 deaths statewide, Singing River Hospital System has revised its visitor policy. "Due to the current increase of COVID-19 cases in our community, our policies have changed to only allow essential…
Walmart is closing its D'Iberville store at 2 p.m. today in order to allow for a deep cleaning of the building. Corporate affairs spokesman Brian Little said in an email that the store at 3615 Sangani Boulevard is undergoing the…
Biloxi Fire Department has had to close its stations to the public because of a spike in COVID-19 cases among its employees. Last week, the department had five firefighters out after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to their Facebook post.…
The University of Southern Mississippi is offering incentives to students who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. USM made the announcement Wednesday as a way to encourage students to get vaccinated before the upcoming fall semester. Through the program, fully vaccinated…
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Cases of COVID-19 are surging in Mississippi, but Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that a federal recommendation for people to wear masks indoors is “foolish.” “It has nothing to do with science,” Reeves said during…
Beau Rivage and Gold Strike casinos are now requiring all employees to wear masks on property, according to the parent company of MGM Resorts. Mary Cracchiolo Spain, spokesperson for the company, said in an email that beginning today, the policy…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves does not plan to issue a mask mandate for schools, even as COVID-19 cases are proliferating…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the University of South Alabama signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 23 at MGCCC’s Bryant Center in Biloxi. The MOU will offer early acceptance for MGCCC Associate Degree Nursing students to enroll in…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi attorney general’s office is expected to file briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to outline the state’s arguments in a case that could upend nearly 50 years of…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi state health officer on Tuesday implored people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as a highly transmissible variant of the virus is spreading a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S.…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July. “4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote…
By LEAH WILLIAMSON JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that an independent monitor be put into place to oversee Mississippi’s embattled mental health care system. The monitor will be tasked with verifying data submitted by the state…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting a spike in reported COVID-19 cases today. The latest daily total released by the department says there are 641 new COVID-19…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Efforts to mitigate COVID-19 at large New Orleans events — including mask mandates or requirements attendees be vaccinated or have a negative test — will likely continue into the fall because of low state vaccination rates…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi hospitals in rural areas will receive nearly $13 million in federal funding to help fight the coronavirus, according to a news release. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving $12,918,800 through its…