From Mississippi State Department of Health:
Vaccinations – More than 846,000 people have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Mississippi. Local COVID-19 vaccinations are happening this week in Greenwood and Yazoo City, and coming next week to Yalobusha and Sunflower counties. Schedules and locations
All Mississippians aged 16 or older are now eligble for vaccination.
Find a free drive-through vaccination appointment at one of the MSDH drive-through vaccination sites. Parents of 16- and 17-year-olds can make appointments for their children online also (a parent or guardian must accompany children being vaccinated). For help with drive-through vaccination appointments, call 877-978-6453
Find a pharmacy or clinic near you offering vaccinations
More about vaccination providers and vaccination appointments
Follow daily vaccination progress: Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccination Report
Reported Today
New cases of COVID-19: 362
New COVID-19 related deaths: 3
Positive test results reported to MSDH as of 3 p.m. yesterday. Tests may have been made during the past week, and represent individuals who became ill a week ago or more. Repeated tests for the same individual are counted only once.
COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH from hospitals, medical examiners and coroners as of 3 p.m. yesterday.
All deaths occurred between May 8 and May 12.
Long-Term Care Facilities
Active outbreaks: 29
An outbreak is considered any confirmed COVID-19 case among LTC facility residents or employees.
Hospitalizations
Mississippi hospital bed usage:
Patients currently hospitalized for confirmed COVID-19: 195
Patients currently in intensive care for confirmed COVID-19: 71
Available intensive care beds statewide: 137
Explore local hospital capacity and bed use with our interactive map of hospitals
Look for the most recent COVID-19 hospitalizations chart on our website at HealthyMS.com/covid-19.
Totals of all Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths since February 2020.
Total COVID-19 cases: 314,509
Total COVID-19 related deaths: 7,247