Mississippi state total for COVID-19 stands at 9,674 cases and 435 deaths
(WXXV) — Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 234 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 22 new deaths. Seven of those deaths were from prior weeks identified through death certificate investigation.
The state total stands at 9,674 and 435 deaths.
Here’s a look at the cases by county in South Mississippi:
- Hancock County still has 74 (0 new) cases and ten (0 new) deaths.
- Harrison County has 201 (3 new) and six (0 new) deaths.
- Stone County has 23 (0 new) cases and no deaths.
- George County has 15 (0) and 1 (0 new) death.
- Jackson County has 276 (0 new) cases and 13 (2 new) deaths.
- Pearl River County now has 190 (0 new) cases and 25 (1 new) deaths.
Meanwhile, Hinds County still has the most cases in the state with 681.
As of May 3, the state reported 4,421 cases of COVID-19 were presumed recovered.
Counties reporting deaths today:
| County | Deaths reported today |
| Adams | 2 |
| Attala | 1 |
| Clarke | 1 |
| Forrest | 2 |
| Hinds | 2 |
| Leflore | 2 |
| Madison | 1 |
| Pearl River | 1 |
| Smith | 1 |
| Union | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
* 7 of today’s reported deaths were identified from death certificates between April 25 and May 3. The additional deaths are reported in the following counties:
| County | Deaths |
| Jackson | 2 |
| Jones | 1 |
| Kemper | 1 |
| Lauderdale | 1 |
| Neshoba | 1 |
| Oktibbeha | 1 |
Cases and Deaths by County
Totals of all reported cases since March 11, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total Long- Term Care Facility Cases |
Total Long- Term Care Facility Deaths |
| Adams | 161 | 15 | 39 | 8 |
| Alcorn | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Attala | 205 | 5 | 60 | 5 |
| Benton | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 120 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| Calhoun | 58 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 105 | 4 | 45 | 3 |
| Chickasaw | 94 | 10 | 25 | 6 |
| Choctaw | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 87 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| Clay | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Copiah | 165 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Covington | 100 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Desoto | 346 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Forrest | 331 | 23 | 52 | 12 |
| Franklin | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 52 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Hancock | 74 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Harrison | 201 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Hinds | 681 | 17 | 62 | 10 |
| Holmes | 224 | 19 | 41 | 9 |
| Humphreys | 38 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Itawamba | 70 | 7 | 33 | 6 |
| Jackson | 276 | 13 | 39 | 4 |
| Jasper | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jones | 260 | 6 | 31 | 1 |
| Kemper | 97 | 7 | 23 | 4 |
| Lafayette | 101 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Lamar | 156 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Lauderdale | 501 | 45 | 121 | 26 |
| Lawrence | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leake | 318 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee | 81 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Leflore | 191 | 20 | 46 | 10 |
| Lincoln | 189 | 14 | 65 | 10 |
| Lowndes | 91 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Madison | 491 | 13 | 58 | 10 |
| Marion | 84 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Marshall | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe | 202 | 21 | 92 | 19 |
| Montgomery | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 326 | 16 | 32 | 6 |
| Newton | 147 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Noxubee | 117 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Oktibbeha | 91 | 5 | 27 | 3 |
| Panola | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 190 | 25 | 42 | 7 |
| Perry | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 173 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| Pontotoc | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Prentiss | 36 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| Quitman | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 256 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott | 475 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Smith | 105 | 7 | 26 | 4 |
| Stone | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tippah | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunica | 40 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 54 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| Walthall | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 122 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Washington | 86 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Wayne | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Webster | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 78 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Winston | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 169 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 9,908 | 457 | 1,239 | 208 |
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.
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