State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said yesterday there were 31 COVID-19 outbreaks at Mississippi schools during the week of August 17th through the 21st. According to Dobbs, 142 teachers tested positive for the virus and 292 students tested positive…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 801 new COVID-19 cases today and 67 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 79,206 confirmed cases and 2,315 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County has 463 cases and…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 511 new COVID-19 cases today and eight new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 78,405 confirmed cases and 2,248 deaths. Here are the numbers in our area: Hancock County has 457 cases and…
Eleven students and staff at Biloxi High School have tested positive for COVID-19. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, School District Spokeswoman Jennifer Pyron said contact tracing has identified 185 people who may have been exposed and are…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 874 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 76,323 confirmed cases and 2,214 deaths. With one new death in George County, one new death in Harrison County, and…
The Mississippi State Department of Health will be hosting drive-through COVID-19 testing sites for Mississippi teachers and staff at various county health departments over the next few weeks. Any K-12 teacher, staff or administrator can be tested for free at…
As the COVID-19 pandemic has now made wearing masks the norm, many people have developed ‘maskne.’ The term ‘maskne’ refers to the acne like bumps that show up in the distribution area where masks sit on the face. Masks already…
COVID-19 outbreaks have been found at two of Mississippi’s eight public universities within days of students returning to campuses. Dr. Thomas Dobbs says cases at the University of Mississippi in Oxford and the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus appear…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 894 new COVID-19 cases and 27 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 75,449 confirmed cases and 2,190 deaths. With one new death in George County, one new death in Harrison County, and…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 1,349 new COVID-19 cases and 36 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 74,555 confirmed cases and 2,163 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County has 436 cases and 17…
Pharmacists in all 50 states will be authorized to give childhood vaccinations this fall under a new federal directive.
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is reporting 34 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus and 795 new cases as of Tuesday. The Health Department said Tuesday that Mississippi has had more than 73,200 reported cases…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 795 new COVID-19 cases and 34 new deaths including one new death in Jackson County. The statewide total now stands at 73,207 confirmed cases and 2,128 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area:…
Governor Tate Reeves launched new COVID-19 initiatives to ensure the health and well-being of students and teachers as they return to school. Governor Reeves is expanding COVID-19 testing for all Mississippi teachers, even those without symptoms, and emergency telehealth coverage…
The University of Southern Miss has added another COVID-19 testing platform to its lineup as the fall semester gets underway. The on-campus clinic, Moffitt Health Center in Hattiesburg, has recently obtained a highly sought-after rapid antigen testing device, known as…
Federal health officials have authorized the emergency use of a coronavirus saliva test. Yale School of Public Health developed the test which does not use the chemical reagents that are used in the standard nasal swab diagnostic test. The test,…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves launched new COVID-19 initiatives to ensure the health and well-being of students and teachers as they return to school. Understanding the concern of many as schools reopen across our state, Governor Reeves is expanding COVID-19…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 276 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths including one new death in Hancock, Harrison, George, and Pearl River counties. The statewide total now stands at 72,412 confirmed cases and 2,095 deaths. Here are…
The Gulfport School District now has customized machines to help check temperatures for staff. The district has partnered with Mississippi-based Howard Industries to install customized machines to check staff temperatures. It will read a person’s body temperature. If the temperature…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 944 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 70,930 confirmed cases and 2,043 deaths. Here are the numbers for our area: Hancock County is at 419 cases…
The Stone County Jail has had an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, but they are doing everything they can to ensure safety of all faculty and inmates. The correctional facility is now dealing with the spread of these cases by enforcing…
News 25 reached out to the Ocean Springs School District to see how they are moving forward after one of their staff members tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The exposed kindergarten class of 13 is still quarantining and being…
The Mississippi Department of Health reported 612 new COVID-19 cases and 22 new deaths with one new death in George County, two new deaths in Jackson County, and one new death in Stone County. The state wide total now stands…
WXXV has learned an 8th grade teacher at Bayou View Middle School in Gulfport has tested positive for coronavirus. Parents were called today and told to monitor their children for symptoms for 3 to 5 days. A Gulfport School District…