Decrease in COVID cases along the Coast
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are starting to decrease here along the Coast. Exactly one month ago on August 27th when the delta variant was ripping through the state, the…
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MSDH reports 1,773 COVID-19 cases and 55 deaths for the three-day period
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 1,773 cases of COVID-19 and 55 new deaths for the three-day period running from September 24th…
MSDH reports 1,505 new COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an additional 1,505 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 30 deaths. Nine of these deaths occurred between September 20th…
Community COVID vaccines available Friday at Lynn Meadows
Community COVID vaccines are available Friday at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport. Singing River Health System, Ochsner and Lynn Meadows partnered up to set up a vaccination…
COVID-19 Vaccine drive at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Friday
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center has partnered with Singing River Health System and Ochsner to host a community vaccine drive. The drive takes place Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pfizer vaccines will be available for those 12 and up and…
MSDH reports 2,071 new COVID-19 cases and 42 deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 2,071 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 42 deaths. Twenty-four of those deaths occurred between September 12th and September…
MSDH reports 1,557 cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths statewide
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 1,557 cases of COVID-19 today and 22 deaths. Fifteen deaths occurred between September 14th and September 21st. Seven…
Latest community COVID update from Singing River Health System
While Singing River Health System has seen a decline in the number of COVID patients since its high of 150 just a couple of weeks ago, CEO…
MSDH reporting 2,687 cases of COVID-19 and 56 deaths for the three-day period
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 2,687 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 56 deaths for the three-day period September 17th through September…
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to seek authorization for this age group soon in the U.S., Britain and Europe. The…
Mississippi leads country in COVID deaths per capita
Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said the number of…
FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An influential federal advisory panel has rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The vote Friday, 16-2, was a blow to the Biden…
MSDH reports 2,321 cases and 49 deaths
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 2,321 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 49 deaths. Twenty-four of these deaths occurred between August 20th and September 16th and 25…
Mississippi now number one in COVID deaths per capita
The Mississippi State Department of Health held a press conference this afternoon to discuss three major COVID topics: deaths per capita, monoclonal antibody treatment, and COVID-19 and…
MSDH reports 2,594 COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths statewide
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 2,594 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 65 deaths. Twenty-seven of these deaths occurred between August 7th and September 10th. An…
Governor Reeves planning to take legal action against vaccine mandates
Governor Tate Reeves says he plans to take legal action against new federal vaccine mandates imposed by President Biden’s administration. Reeves joins a growing list of…
MSDH reports 2,353 COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths statewide
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 2,353 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 39 deaths. Thirty-five of these deaths occurred between August 13th and September 14th. An…
MSDH reports 2,070 cases of COVID-19 and 85 deaths statewide
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 2,070 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 85 deaths. Forty-two of these deaths occurred between September 6th and September 13th. An additional 43 deaths occurred between July 30th and September 8th, identified from death…
MSDH reports 3,763 cases of COVID-19 and 71 deaths through the three-day period
Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 3,763 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 71 deaths for the three-day period running from September 10th…
Local organizations team up to vaccinate more residents
Local organizations joined forces over the weekend to help vaccinate more Mississippi residents. The organizations EEECHO, National Council of Negro Women, Mississippi Rising, and Feeding the Gulf Coast…
Governor Tate Reeves Extends Mississippi’s State of Emergency for an Additional 30 Days
JACKSON, Miss. — Governor Tate Reeves, in coordination with State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs and MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney, today announced the extension of Mississippi’s State of Emergency for an additional 30 days. This extension will ease the process of…
MSDH reports 1,892 cases of COVID-19 and 35 deaths
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,892 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 35 deaths. Twenty-nine of these deaths occurred between September 2nd and September 9th. An…
MSDH reports 3,138 cases of COVID-19 and 83 deaths statewide
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 3,138 cases of COVID-19 in the state along with 83 new deaths. Of those deaths, 59 occurred…
Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is set to announce sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta…