The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines for essential workers, such as those in the health care and food supply industries. The guidance is focused on when those workers can return to work after having been…
Well the doors may be closed currently as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the state, but one local clinic is still finding ways to reach out to patients with medical needs during this time. The Bethesda Free Health Clinic…
The CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. CDC also advises the use of simple cloth face coverings…
Gulfport, MS (April 6, 2020) - WXXV FOX 25 will air a live virtual Town Hall meeting with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Thursday, April 9th at 7 p.m. The governor will address the statewide response to the coronavirus outbreak…
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic claimed its youngest victim yet in Louisiana on Monday - a baby born prematurely after her mother contracted the disease and was put on a ventilator. East…
Two deaths were reported in Harrison County on Friday and a second from COVID-19 was reported in Hancock County, half of the six in the state as the death count grew to 35. Deaths also were reported Friday in Adams…
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the nation, one Harrison County senior center is lending a helping hand by sewing masks and gowns for some Harrison County medical centers. Woolmarket Prime of Life Center Director Janet Meaut and…
The numbers keep rising at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula as two more employees tested positive for the Coronavirus, bringing the total to 12. Ingalls President Brian Cuccias announced they have extended their Easter holiday period and also stated “all employees…
The state Port Authority has ordered all cruise ships docked at the Port of Gulfport to leave by close of business on Friday. The move follows Gov Tate Reeves' executive order to shelter in place that begins on Friday as…
Coast Transit Authority has announced the suspension of fixed-route bus service beginning Friday. The decision was made in the wake of Gov. Tate Reeves issuing his state-wide shelter-in-place order. The suspension in service is to run from April 3 to…
The state Department of Health has reported 104 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, bringing the total to 1,177. There are now 26 deaths in the state due to the coronavirus, four more than on March 31, including one in…
Another employee tested positive for the Coronavirus at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, making the total now at eight. The first case of COVID-19 at Ingalls Shipbuilding was announced more than a week ago. Ingalls released a statement saying employees have…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes on Tuesday issued an executive order directing city residents to shelter at home and observe a curfew. Hewes said in his statement that residents should limit activities to essential needs only and…
There were 90 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mississippi on March 30, and four more deaths, bringing the number of confirmed diagnoses to nearly 1,000, according to state health officials. There are 937 cases in the state as of 6…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV) — The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health will open a mobile COVID-19 testing site for one day only in Picayune on Thursday. The testing will be by appointment only…
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some…
The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting 89 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi as of Monday, March 30. The new cases were identified by testing from the state Public Health Laboratory and private testing providers. Two new deaths have…
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported Sunday morning that the state has 95 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 758 confirmed cases. In addition, another person has died, bringing the state total to 14. Numbers are current…
The Mississippi Department of Health Services reported Saturday morning that 13 people have died as a result of contracting COVID-19. The numbers were updated as of 6 p.m. Friday. State health officials are updating once a day. There are 663…
Winn-Dixie grocery stores are offering an additional hour of shopping on Mondays and Tuesdays for healthcare workers and first responders. Winn-Dixie, owned by Southeastern Grocers, Inc., has stores on the Coast in Long Beach, Orange Grove in Gulfport and D'Iberville.…
Edgewater Mall announced Friday that due to COVID-19, the mall will close at the end of business Sunday, March 29. The mall will tentatively reopen April 13. Some stores will remain open for business, but there will be no access…
The Harrison County Supervisors issued a statement Friday reminding residents and visitors to the Coast that the beaches are closed to groups of more than 10. Supervisors said in a statement sent to the media that the beach is closed…
A physician at Singing River Health System has tested positive for coronavirus, the hospital confirmed. Sun Herald reporter Mary Perez first reported the news on SunHerald.com. SRHS CEO Lee Bond told the Sun Herald that the doctor is over age…
On Friday morning, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 94 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, identified by testing from the state Public Health Laboratory and private testing providers. Two new deaths have also been confirmed, bringing the…