Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Updated April 6, 2020

The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health 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 to quickly identify cases and respond effectively to limit this outbreak.

This map and the following table show total cases in Mississippi as of 6 p.m. April 5, 2020, and include all reported cases since March 11, 2020.

  • New cases reported today: 100
  • New deaths reported today: 8

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases to Date

Outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCs)

Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure. The number of LTC facilities with outbreaks are shown for each county in the table below.

County Cases Deaths LTCs with Outbreaks
Adams 19 1
Alcorn 6
Amite 6 1 1
Attala 15
Benton 5
Bolivar 51 2 2
Calhoun 9 1
Carroll 6
Chickasaw 15 2 1
Choctaw 8 1
Claiborne 1
Clarke 8
Clay 9
Coahoma 29 1
Copiah 16
Covington 6
Desoto 136 1
Forrest 46 1 1
Franklin 5
George 5
Greene 1
Grenada 7
Hancock 30 1 2
Harrison 79 3 1
Hinds 158 2
Holmes 23 2
Humphreys 4 1
Itawamba 4
Jackson 98 5 1
Jasper 3
Jefferson 3
Jones 13
Kemper 6
Lafayette 22 1
Lamar 15
Lauderdale 70 2 3
Lawrence 5
Leake 11
Lee 30 2
Leflore 23 4 1
Lincoln 18 1
Lowndes 15
Madison 74 2 2
Marion 8 1
Marshall 23 1 1
Monroe 16 1 2
Montgomery 11 1
Neshoba 11
Newton 7 1
Noxubee 5
Oktibbeha 27 2
Panola 17 1
Pearl River 52 2 2
Perry 14 1
Pike 28 1
Pontotoc 12 1
Prentiss 10 1
Quitman 7
Rankin 74 1
Scott 23 1
Sharkey 3
Simpson 6
Smith 11 1
Stone 1
Sunflower 19 1
Tallahatchie 3
Tate 16
Tippah 36 3
Tishomingo 1
Tunica 18 1 1
Union 6 1
Walthall 12
Warren 5 1
Washington 38 1
Wayne 5
Webster 12 1
Wilkinson 30 3 1
Winston 15
Yalobusha 11
Yazoo 32 1
Total 1,738 51 38