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MSDH reports 411 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths

Today MSDH is reporting an additional 411 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 10 deaths. Three of these deaths occurred on October 13. An additional seven deaths occurred between May 22 and October 10, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi's…

MSDH reports 820 COVID-19 cases and 41 deaths statewide

MSDH is reporting an additional 820 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 41 deaths. Twelve of these deaths occurred between September 8 and October 11, and an additional 29 deaths occurred between October 4, 2020 and October 6, 2021, identified…

MSDH reports 834 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths statewide

MSDH is reporting an additional 834 COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths statewide. All nineteen deaths occurred between September 23rd and October 4th. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases is now 492,558 with 9,768 deaths. 740 schools statewide have reported 815 new…

MSDH reports 947 cases of COVID-19

Today, MSDH is reporting an additional 947 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 61 deaths. Eleven of these deaths occurred between September 16th and October 2nd and 50 deaths occurred…

Singing River unveils new cancer center

Singing River Gulfport held a ribbon cutting to unveil their third state-of-the-art Singing River Cancer Center. Singing River Gulfport Cancer Center focuses on an array of cancer care including cancer…

Mississippi reports two more child deaths from COVID

BILOXI, Miss. - Mississippi health officials say two more children have died of COVID-19, raising the state’s pediatric death toll from the virus to nine. State Epidemiologist Paul Byers told our media partner the Sun Herald Wednesday both of the…

COVID-19 Booster Shots Now Available at County Health Departments

JACKSON, Miss. – Beginning today, appointments for a booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine are now available at all county health department clinics for those who qualify. Appointments can be made through https://covidvaccine.umc.edu or by calling the COVID-19 hotline at 877-978-6453. Booster shots…

Drug Free Pain Management Awareness Month

In honor of Drug Free Pain Management Awareness Month, Memorial’s orthopedic clinic is having patient success with the Iovera treatment. The non-opioid pain reliever Ioavera is used to treat specific…

CDC warns of robust flu season

Medical experts are advising South Mississippians to get their flu vaccines as early as October as this year’s flu season may see a sharp rise in cases over last year.…

Memorial Hospital’s NICU celebrates 25 years

Memorial Hospital took a moment this afternoon during NICU Awareness Month to celebrate 25 years taking care of the tiniest patients on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Several Memorial neonatologists, neonatal…