By KAREN MATTHEWS and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN NEW YORK (AP) - New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The number of people receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi increased last week for the first time in three months as numbers of new cases surge in the state. Around 53,000 people received either…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s department of health reported Monday that the state saw almost 5,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the weekend as the virus surges statewide. That’s an increase of more than six times the number of…
Walmart is closing its D'Iberville store at 2 p.m. today in order to allow for a deep cleaning of the building. Corporate affairs spokesman Brian Little said in an email that the store at 3615 Sangani Boulevard is undergoing the…
Biloxi Fire Department has had to close its stations to the public because of a spike in COVID-19 cases among its employees. Last week, the department had five firefighters out after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to their Facebook post.…
Kids are heading back to school along the Coast and with that comes carrying heavy backpacks filled with school supplies and textbooks. Improper backpack use can cause long term injuries to children.…
Mississippi’s Southern six counties are currently under a heat advisory. Temperatures are expected to hit the mid90s Friday, but if you’re outside, it might feel more like 110 degrees.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
By LEAH WILLIAMSON JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that an independent monitor be put into place to oversee Mississippi’s embattled mental health care system. The monitor will be tasked with verifying data submitted by the state…
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…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi hospitals in rural areas will receive nearly $13 million in federal funding to help fight the coronavirus, according to a news release. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving $12,918,800 through its…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When Michael Hogan was appointed by a federal judge to help craft a road map for the future of Mississippi’s embattled mental health care system, he planned to tour community mental health centers…