JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that he is extending his state-of-emergency order that gives public health officials and other government leaders some flexibility in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican governor said he would…
Hancock High School is dismissing at 11:30 a.m. today and will be closed for 14 days as a precaution, officials said in a press release. According to the state Department of Health, the high school last week had 9 students…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi reported its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases Thursday, far exceeding a record set only two days earlier and indicating more challenges in coming days for already-strained hospitals. The state Health Department reported 4,412 new cases…
A second school has announced a two-week closure because of a COVID-19 outbreak at its campus. South Hancock Elementary announced its 14-day closure on Tuesday via a telephone messaging system sent to parents, according to media reports. Stone High School…
More than 3,000 COVID cases were reported for Aug. 10, according to the state Department of Health, with 25 deaths also reported in the state. One of those deaths was in Jackson County and two were in Pearl River County.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The sheriff of a north Mississippi county has died, the state’s second sheriff to pass away in the last week. Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco died Monday. The Calhoun County sheriff’s office posted a brief message…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Efforts to mitigate COVID-19 at large New Orleans events — including mask mandates or requirements attendees be vaccinated or have a negative test — will likely continue into the fall because of low state vaccination rates…
COLUMBUS, MISS. (WCBI) – Tuesday, Mississippi State Senator Chad McMahan told reporters that the Senate Health Comity has held hearings discussing the possibility of relaxing some regulations to allow qualified nursing students to begin working in clinical situations with proper supervision. As hospitals across the country search for solutions to the healthcare worker shortage during […]
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 -- offering the world’s first detailed look at the evidence behind…
The Thanksgiving night game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers has been switched to Sunday because of coronavirus issues with Baltimore. The NFL announced the move Wednesday, but did not specify a time of game nor which network…
An Arizona woman who drew widespread attention after opening her Thanksgiving table to a stranger she accidentally texted has kept the tradition going, despite losing her husband Lonnie to COVID-19.
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says late-stage trials showed its vaccine was up to 90% effective as it becomes the third major drug company to report late-stage results for a potential coronavirus vaccine.
The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and exports and a drop in catch of some species.
515 people across the state are hospitalized with confirmed or suspected symptoms.
132 of those patients are in I.C.U. , with 69 on a ventilator.
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Effective immediately, the Gulfport High School football team will be quarantined for 14 days after two players and a coach tested positive for COVID-19. According to Gulfport Director of Athletics Bryan Caldwell, “Gulfport High School is…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Biloxi’s Premiere LUX Cinema is reopening August 28 after five months of being closed, and staff is thrilled to be showing brand new movies again just released from Hollywood studios, the first new movies to hit…