Mississippi State Department of Health: 6,815 cases of COVID-19 statewide, 3,413 recoveries

April 30, 2020

WXXV Staff,

Eleven more deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Mississippi on Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 261.

There were 246 more cases reported on Wednesday; the state now stands at 6,815 cases statewide.

In South Mississippi, there were 14 new cases reported: 259 in Jackson County (4 new); 174 in Harrison (3 new); 163 in Pearl River (6 new); 62 in Hancock (1 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 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	133	8	*
Alcorn	10	1	*
Amite	29	0	*
Attala	99	0	*
Benton	11	0	*
Bolivar	102	7	*
Calhoun	50	3	*
Carroll	38	1	*
Chickasaw	68	7	*
Choctaw	13	1	*
Claiborne	22	0	*
Clarke	54	3	*
Clay	40	2	*
Coahoma	61	3	*
Copiah	96	1	*
Covington	62	0	*
Desoto	282	4	*
Forrest	207	12	*
Franklin	16	1	*
George	13	1	*
Greene	5	1	*
Grenada	28	0	*
Hancock	62	5	*
Harrison	174	6	*
Hinds	470	8	*
Holmes	133	5	*
Humphreys	23	3	*
Itawamba	57	3	*
Jackson	259	6	*
Jasper	42	1	*
Jefferson	18	0	*
Jefferson Davis	32	1	*
Jones	143	1	*
Kemper	57	2	*
Lafayette	89	3	*
Lamar	103	2	*
Lauderdale	349	20	*
Lawrence	45	0	*
Leake	204	2	*
Lee	69	4	*
Leflore	148	17	*
Lincoln	141	10	*
Lowndes	54	2	*
Madison	229	8	*
Marion	72	6	*
Marshall	43	2	*
Monroe	157	14	*
Montgomery	28	1	*
Neshoba	187	3	*
Newton	81	0	*
Noxubee	66	0	*
Oktibbeha	51	3	*
Panola	39	2	*
Pearl River	163	19	*
Perry	27	1	*
Pike	148	7	*
Pontotoc	18	2	*
Prentiss	32	1	*
Quitman	14	0	*
Rankin	186	5	*
Scott	316	0	*
Sharkey	5	0	*
Simpson	46	0	*
Smith	74	4	*
Stone	22	0	*
Sunflower	53	2	*
Tallahatchie	11	1	*
Tate	41	0	*
Tippah	54	7	*
Tishomingo	7	0	*
Tunica	35	1	*
Union	17	1	*
Walthall	31	0	*
Warren	68	2	*
Washington	77	3	*
Wayne	23	0	*
Webster	18	1	*
Wilkinson	69	7	*
Winston	42	0	*
Yalobusha	19	0	*
Yazoo	135	1	*
Total	6,815	261	*

* Updated cases for long-term care facilities are not available today. Please look for revised totals on Friday.

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