Mississippi health officials report 248 new cases of COVID-19, 10 deaths on Monday
Ten more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Mississippi on Monday, bringing the statewide total to 239.
There were 248 more cases reported on Monday; the state now stands at 6,342 cases statewide.
In South Mississippi, there were 22 new cases reported: 252 in Jackson County (12 new); 166 in Harrison (7 new); 154 in Pearl River (1 new); 61 in Hancock (1 new); 22 in Stone (0 new) and 12 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 Long-Term Care Facilities |
| Adams | 123 | 8 | 21 |
| Alcorn | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Attala | 89 | 0 | 22 |
| Benton | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 101 | 7 | 13 |
| Calhoun | 50 | 3 | 22 |
| Carroll | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| Chickasaw | 67 | 6 | 22 |
| Choctaw | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 49 | 3 | 10 |
| Clay | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 60 | 3 | 1 |
| Copiah | 83 | 1 | 1 |
| Covington | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 272 | 4 | 2 |
| Forrest | 196 | 8 | 19 |
| Franklin | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| George | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Grenada | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Hancock | 61 | 5 | 7 |
| Harrison | 166 | 6 | 1 |
| Hinds | 435 | 7 | 13 |
| Holmes | 121 | 5 | 26 |
| Humphreys | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| Itawamba | 51 | 2 | 28 |
| Jackson | 252 | 6 | 39 |
| Jasper | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| Jones | 132 | 1 | 10 |
| Kemper | 50 | 1 | 5 |
| Lafayette | 88 | 3 | 35 |
| Lamar | 94 | 2 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 318 | 19 | 75 |
| Lawrence | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| Leake | 179 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee | 71 | 4 | 5 |
| Leflore | 141 | 15 | 27 |
| Lincoln | 136 | 9 | 46 |
| Lowndes | 49 | 2 | 3 |
| Madison | 212 | 7 | 22 |
| Marion | 66 | 5 | 13 |
| Marshall | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| Monroe | 153 | 12 | 76 |
| Montgomery | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 169 | 3 | 2 |
| Newton | 73 | 0 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 55 | 0 | 8 |
| Oktibbeha | 48 | 3 | 6 |
| Panola | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 154 | 15 | 30 |
| Perry | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Pike | 142 | 7 | 12 |
| Pontotoc | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 31 | 1 | 19 |
| Quitman | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 179 | 5 | 6 |
| Scott | 281 | 0 | 8 |
| Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| Smith | 66 | 4 | 18 |
| Stone | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Tate | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| Tippah | 53 | 7 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Tunica | 35 | 1 | 12 |
| Union | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Walthall | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 58 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington | 77 | 3 | 4 |
| Wayne | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 68 | 7 | 5 |
| Winston | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 129 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6,342 | 239 | 721 |
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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