Lynn Meadows hosting vaccine event Friday
The Lynn Meadows Discovery Center partnered with Memorial Hospital to host a community vaccine drive Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Pfizer vaccine will be available for anyone…
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MSDH reports 6,535 new COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 6,535 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 32 deaths. 31 of these deaths occurred between January 7 and January 26. An additional death occurred on November 12, 2021, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi's…
Memorial reopens clinics for COVID-19 vaccines only
Memorial has decided to reopen its south Biloxi walk-in clinic back into a COVID-19 vaccination clinic only. Vice President of Clinic Operations Matt Walker says the team began to…
Tenth pediatric COVID-19 death in Mississippi reported
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the tenth pediatric COVID-19 death today. The department says none of the pediatric deaths were vaccinated. Since COVID was diagnosed in Mississippi…
Covenant Laboratories in Bay St. Louis offers overnight COVID test results
With the omicron variant spreading rapidly, many people are scrambling to get tested and quickly. Although the rapid tests are quick, they are not as…
Memorial Reopens Walk-in Clinic for COVID-19 Vaccines Only
The Memorial Walk-in Clinic - Wal Mart Lane has reopened as a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic only. All 3 vaccines (Comirnaty (formerly known as Pfizer-BioNTech), Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson) are available as options for vaccination. This will be a walk-in…
Update on Omicron: Importance of getting tested and getting booster shots
As the omicron variant continues to spread rapidly, health professionals say getting the booster shot is more important than ever. Last Tuesday, Americans were able…
Singing River Health holds inaugural Lunch and Learn
To help get the community informed about health and wellness, Singing River hosted their new health education series called ‘Singing River Community Lunch and Learn.’ The goal of…
UMMC awarded nearly $3M to promote mental health in health care workers
Mississippi is getting nearly $3 million through the American Rescue Plan to help reduce burnout and promote mental health and wellness among healthcare workers.…
Singing River Health teams up with MGCCC to provide healthcare services
Singing River Health and MGCCC are teaming up for a new partnership. Starting this month, Singing River Health System began providing healthcare services at MGCCC’s…
Free at-home COVID-19 tests available
The Mississippi Department of Health is working on a distribution plan for at-home COVID tests. You can currently order tests online through the federal government. MSDH tells News 25 that at-home…
Memorial continues to offer COVID vaccinations to community
The team at Memorial rolled out the mobile vaccination site today to get more residents vaccinated. The bus was parked outside of Youther Lee Keyes Park in Harrison…
MSDH reports 9,300 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 9,300 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 19 deaths. Fifteen of these deaths occurred between January 2 and January 13. An additional four deaths occurred between December 27 and December 30, 2021, identified from…
Singing River Health System opening drive-thru COVID testing
Singing River Health System has reopened a drive-thru test site in Gulfport. This site at Singing River Gulfport closed in August, but with the recent surge in cases…
MSDH reports 8,356 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 8,356 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 17 deaths. These deaths occurred between January 7 and January 12. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 625,328, with 10,606 deaths.
George County to go to virtual learning Friday due to COVID
George County School District has announced that the schools will be conducting virtual learning Friday. An announcement from Superintendent Wade Whitney Jr. said that because of an increase in the number of positive COVID tests in the community and schools,…
Congressman Steven Palazzo on COVID-19
U.S. Representative for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District Steven Palazzo spoke with News 25 today about a number of things he says are important to the Magnolia State including the ongoing battle…
New criteria at Singing River Health System to receive monoclonal antibody treatments
This time last year, patients who tested positive for COVID and were showing symptoms were strongly encouraged to ask to receive monoclonal antibody treatments. However, with the…
Memorial Hospital hosting community blood drive Wednesday
The American Red Cross announces a national blood crisis for the first time in decades. According to the organization, the nation’s blood supply is in record low territory. The…
COVID-19 Update: Singing River Health System reports 42% positivity rate
Singing River Health System is anticipating another busy day at its drive-thru COVID testing site in Ocean Springs. Yesterday, they tested 739 people at the site…
MSDH reports 5,737 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 5,737 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 20 deaths. These deaths occurred between January 6 and January 10. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 608,768, with 10,563 deaths.
Department of Health calls for all hospitals to join COVID care plan
The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a statewide order making participation in Mississippi COVID System of Care Plan mandatory for all licensed hospitals effective at noon today. The order will continue until January 23, 2022, unless revoked before then.…
Memorial to host COVID-19 vaccination event
Memorial will be hosting another COVID-19 vaccine event to help lower the spike. This event will take place this Friday, January 14th at Youther Lee Keyes Park in Harrison County.…
Policies requiring masks coming back due to omicron
As omicron continues to impact Mississippi and the entire nation, masks are once again being encouraged for all, even those who are vaccinated. Due to how transmissible the…