Mississippi health officials report 227 new cases of COVID-19, 11 deaths on Tuesday
Eleven more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Mississippi on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 250.
There were 227 more cases reported on Monday; the state now stands at 6,569 cases statewide.
In South Mississippi, there were 11 new cases reported: 255 in Jackson County (3 new); 171 in Harrison (5 new); 157 in Pearl River (3 new); 61 in Hancock (0 new); 22 in Stone (0 new) and 13 in George (1 new).
Mississippi COVID-19 Cases to Date
Table of total cases, deaths, and cases in long-term care (LTC) facilities since March 11, 2020.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total Cases in LTC Facilities |
| Adams | 129 | 8 | 22 |
| Alcorn | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Amite | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Attala | 94 | 0 | 26 |
| Benton | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 101 | 7 | 13 |
| Calhoun | 51 | 3 | 22 |
| Carroll | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| Chickasaw | 68 | 7 | 22 |
| Choctaw | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 53 | 3 | 10 |
| Clay | 34 | 2 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 61 | 3 | 1 |
| Copiah | 88 | 1 | 1 |
| Covington | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 277 | 4 | 2 |
| Forrest | 198 | 10 | 19 |
| Franklin | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| George | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Grenada | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Hancock | 61 | 5 | 7 |
| Harrison | 171 | 6 | 1 |
| Hinds | 450 | 7 | 13 |
| Holmes | 129 | 5 | 27 |
| Humphreys | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| Issaquena | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Itawamba | 51 | 2 | 28 |
| Jackson | 255 | 6 | 39 |
| Jasper | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Jones | 136 | 1 | 10 |
| Kemper | 56 | 1 | 12 |
| Lafayette | 88 | 3 | 35 |
| Lamar | 102 | 2 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 334 | 19 | 75 |
| Lawrence | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| Leake | 190 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee | 70 | 4 | 5 |
| Leflore | 145 | 16 | 28 |
| Lincoln | 141 | 9 | 47 |
| Lowndes | 49 | 2 | 3 |
| Madison | 224 | 8 | 28 |
| Marion | 69 | 5 | 13 |
| Marshall | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| Monroe | 157 | 13 | 79 |
| Montgomery | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 174 | 3 | 3 |
| Newton | 78 | 0 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 61 | 0 | 8 |
| Oktibbeha | 49 | 3 | 7 |
| Panola | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 157 | 18 | 31 |
| Perry | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Pike | 143 | 7 | 12 |
| Pontotoc | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 32 | 1 | 20 |
| Quitman | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 182 | 5 | 6 |
| Scott | 296 | 0 | 8 |
| Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| Smith | 73 | 4 | 20 |
| Stone | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Tate | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| Tippah | 53 | 7 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Tunica | 35 | 1 | 12 |
| Union | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| Walthall | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 65 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington | 77 | 3 | 4 |
| Wayne | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 69 | 7 | 5 |
| Winston | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 134 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6,569 | 250 | 752 |
Testing in Mississippi
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.
Combined testing totals (MSDH, hospital laboratories and commercial testing providers) as of April 27, 2020.
| Total individuals tested by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory | 11,978 |
| Total individuals tested by other providers | 52,434 |
| Total individuals tested for COVID-19 statewide | 64,412 |
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