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One person hospitalized on the Mississippi Coast for COVID-19

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — One person with COVID-19 has been hospitalized on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Merit Health, working with the Mississippi State Department of Health, report test results confirmed one patient has coronavirus. That patient has since been moved…

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

March is ‘Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.’ Today, some South Mississippian’s had a chance to learn about the importance of being screened for the disease during Merit Health Biloxi’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Event. Getting a screening for colon cancer can save…

Bus accident first responders appreciation in Biloxi

Today Merit Health and the City of Biloxi partnered to host a picnic honoring first responders, in appreciation for their hard work in the aftermath of the tragic train-bus collision two weeks ago that killed four people and injured dozens.…

Man Damages Hospital

Merit Health in Biloxi will have to undergo thousands of dollars in repairs due to the actions of one man early this morning. Hospital employees told police that 53-year-old Clifford Jackson had been asked to leave when he became upset…