COVID-19 cases spike in state with nearly 400 reported and 20 deaths
Cases of COVID-19 spiked in the state on Thursday, with 397 reported to state health officials.
The Mississippi Department of Health also reported 20 deaths, although 11 of the deaths occurred between March 29 and April 16, and are based on death certificate investigations.
That brings the state totals to 7,212 reported cases and 281 deaths as of 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30.
In South Mississippi, there were 23 new cases reported: 267 in Jackson County (8 new); 177 in Harrison (3 new); 175 in Pearl River (12 new); 62 in Hancock (0 new); 22 in Stone (0 new) and 13 in George (0 new).
Officials estimate that 3,413 people in the Magnolia State are presumed to have recovered from COVID-19.
Mississippi COVID-19 Cases to Date
Table of all total cases and deaths, and those in long-term care (LTC) facilities, since March 11, 2020.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
| Adams | 148 | 8 | 25 | 4 |
| Alcorn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Attala | 109 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Benton | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 102 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Calhoun | 52 | 3 | 23 | 3 |
| Carroll | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chickasaw | 75 | 8 | 22 | 6 |
| Choctaw | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 55 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Clay | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Copiah | 108 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Covington | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 293 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Forrest | 219 | 12 | 21 | 6 |
| Franklin | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hancock | 62 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Harrison | 177 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Hinds | 496 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| Holmes | 153 | 9 | 27 | 2 |
| Humphreys | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Itawamba | 59 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| Jackson | 267 | 6 | 40 | 1 |
| Jasper | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jones | 159 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Kemper | 64 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Lafayette | 89 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Lamar | 111 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 365 | 23 | 85 | 14 |
| Lawrence | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leake | 219 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee | 71 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Leflore | 164 | 17 | 30 | 7 |
| Lincoln | 143 | 11 | 47 | 7 |
| Lowndes | 58 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Madison | 251 | 8 | 30 | 5 |
| Marion | 75 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Marshall | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe | 161 | 16 | 84 | 14 |
| Montgomery | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 205 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Newton | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noxubee | 73 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Oktibbeha | 51 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Panola | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 175 | 20 | 38 | 6 |
| Perry | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 149 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Pontotoc | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Prentiss | 32 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Quitman | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 194 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott | 339 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Smith | 76 | 4 | 20 | 2 |
| Stone | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tippah | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunica | 35 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Walthall | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington | 77 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Wayne | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 69 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Winston | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 139 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 7,212 | 281 | 825 | 110 |
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.
MSDH Testing Summary
MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 6 p.m., April 29, 2020. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.
- Total individuals tested by the MPHL: 12,321
- Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 1,491
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