Coronavirus Update: 173 new COVID-19 statewide; no new deaths in South Mississippi;

On Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 173 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 5 new deaths.

Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 9,674, with 435 deaths. The number of Mississippians currently hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infection has fallen to 399.

21 of the new cases reported today were among residents in long-term care facilities, and there are now 112 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (where an outbreak is one or more cases among residents or staff).

In South Mississippi, the number of cases county-by-county are as follows:

• Hancock County still has 74 (0 new) cases and nine (0 new) deaths.
• Harrison County has 198 (5 new) and six (0 new) deaths.
• Stone County has 24 (0 new) cases and no deaths.
• George County has 15 (0) and 1 (0 new) death.
• Jackson County has 276 (1 new) cases and 11 (0 new) deaths.
• Pearl River County now has 190 (1 new) cases and 24 (0 new) deaths.

Meanwhile, Hinds County still has the most cases in the state with 675.

As of May 3, the state reported 6,268 cases of COVID-19 were presumed recovered.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.

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.

Note: These figures now reflect number of tests performed, rather than number of individuals tested.