Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Updated March 23, 2020

42 New Cases in Mississippi as of 6pm Sunday.

The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) continue to closely monitor the outbreak of respiratory illnesses caused by the novel (new) coronavirus COVID-19, and are working to limit the spread of cases nationally and in Mississippi. MSDH is actively working with doctors and hospitals on responding safely and effectively to COVID-19.

This week MSDH will be setting up six drive-up testing sites across the state with assistance from the National Guard and the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The sites are aimed at those with COVID-19 symptoms such as fever of 100.4 or greater and severe cough or chest pain. We’ll be checking temperatures and getting samples to the state Public Health Lab for testing as part of a larger effort to get wide-scale COVID-19 testing under way for those who need it most.

Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline (available 24/7): 877-978-6453

COVID-19 in Mississippi and the U.S.
Cases of COVID-19 continue to be identified in U.S. states and in Mississippi. This is a rapidly changing situation that is continually being monitored by the CDC and MSDH as more cases in the U.S. are expected.

Mississippians are advised to take health precautions to prevent the possible transmission of disease, and stay in touch for the latest information on the situation in Mississippi.

Mississippi COVID-19 Case Map

About our case count: We currently update our map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results to us, which are included our totals.

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases as of 6 p.m. March 22, 2020
New cases reported: 42

All Mississippi cases
County Cases Deaths
Adams 2 0
Attala 1 0
Bolivar 4 0
Chickasaw 3 0
Clay 1 0
Coahoma 8 0
Copiah 4 0
De Soto 23 0
Forrest 11 0
Franklin 3 0
George 1 0
Grenada 2 0
Hancock 4 1
Harrison 21 0
Hinds 24 0
Holmes 6 0
Humphreys 1 0
Itawamba 3 0
Jackson 7 0
Jones 1 0
Lafayette 5 0
Lamar 1 0
Lawrence 2 0
Leake 1 0
Lee 8 0
Leflore 9 0
Lincoln 4 0
Lowndes 6 0
Madison 11 0
Marion 1 0
Marshall 3 0
Monroe 2 0
Montgomery 1 0
Oktibbeha 5 0
Panola 2 0
Pearl River 12 0
Perry 1 0
Pike 4 0
Pontotoc 1 0
Rankin 8 0
Scott 1 0
Simpson 1 0
Smith 1 0
Sunflower 2 0
Tallahatchie 1 0
Tate 1 0
Tippah 9 0
Tunica 2 0
Union 1 0
Walthall 2 0
Washington 4 0
Webster 1 0
Wilkinson 3 0
Winston 2 0
Yazoo 1 0
Total 249 1