WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is asking states and localities to offer unvaccinated residents $100 to get their COVID-19 shots. The cash reward for vaccination was one idea in Biden’s latest plan to boost lagging vaccination rates in many parts…
The University of Southern Mississippi is offering incentives to students who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. USM made the announcement Wednesday as a way to encourage students to get vaccinated before the upcoming fall semester. Through the program, fully vaccinated…
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Cases of COVID-19 are surging in Mississippi, but Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that a federal recommendation for people to wear masks indoors is “foolish.” “It has nothing to do with science,” Reeves said during…
Beau Rivage and Gold Strike casinos are now requiring all employees to wear masks on property, according to the parent company of MGM Resorts. Mary Cracchiolo Spain, spokesperson for the company, said in an email that beginning today, the policy…
With COVID cases rising along the Coast, the Scarlet Pearl is making sure to keep their employees and guests safe. Last week, Scarlet Pearl reinstated its mask…
The Mississippi State Department of Health held a news conference today about updates on COVID-19. Cases continue to rise in Mississippi. Today marks the largest increase…
Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain announced Tuesday that to protect Mississippi’s 17,300 prisoners, MDOC is suspending all visitation in state prisons until further notice…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves does not plan to issue a mask mandate for schools, even as COVID-19 cases are proliferating…
Given the new evidence on the delta variant, today the CDC is recommending universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools. One local…
Mississippi is seeing a rapid increase in positive COVID cases throughout the state. The increase is happening as some schools are starting classes and as thousands of people…
Memorial is accepting appointments for the Pfizer vaccine at two locations. Walk-ups are welcome, appointments preferred. Friday, July 30 D’Iberville High School Gymnasium (15625 Lamey Bridge Road) 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Friday, July 30 Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reversing course on some masking guidelines. The agency announced new recommendations Tuesday that even vaccinated people should return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.…
The City of Ocean Springs has partnered with Singing River Health System and the Ocean Springs Rotary to host a FREE Community COVID Vaccine Event, The event will take place on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, from 10:00am to 1:00pm. This…
The City of Long Beach is now requiring a mask to enter any municipal buildings: City Hall Long Beach Public Library Long Beach Public Works Long Beach Fire Department Long Beach Police Department Long Beach Senior and Activity Center regardless…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi health officials say the state is seeing its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in months as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread. The state is…
With the number of COVID cases on the rise in South Mississippi, Memorial Hospital in Gulfport has opened more vaccination sites to help increase the population of vaccinated Coast…
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 1,317 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and eight deaths. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 333, 180 with 7,502 deaths. Among cases and…
Just like the entire nation, health care systems on the Coast are seeing new cases of COVID pop up in the community. Memorial Hospital currently has 24 COVID patients, seven…
Mississippi’s increasing COVID patient numbers are causing a change in safety protocols at Singing River medical hospitals. The need to keep visitors, patients, and staff safe from coronavirus was…
Today, Mississippi is reporting 961 new COVID cases. This comes as the state faces an explosion that’s crippling local hospitals and a rise in delta…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi state health officer on Tuesday implored people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as a highly transmissible variant of the virus is spreading a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S.…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July. “4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote…
JACKSON, Miss. – Today MSDH is releasing updated Public Health Guidance for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Mississippi K-12 settings for the 2021-2022 school year – consistent with CDC guidelines. Mississippi State Department of Health Public Health Guidance: All eligible…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting a spike in reported COVID-19 cases today. The latest daily total released by the department says there are 641 new COVID-19…