COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at fifth Lauderdale County long-term care facility
Published 10:08 am Wednesday, April 15, 2020
- Mississippi Department of Health COVID-19 map for Wednesday, April 15.
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County Wednesday, bringing the total to 165, the fourth highest number of cases in the state.
MSDH reported one additional death in the county, for a total of 12, the highest total of COVID-19 deaths in Mississippi.
An outbreak has occurred at a fifth long-term care facility in Lauderdale County, according to MSDH. The county has the second highest number of outbreaks at long-term care facilities, records show.
As of Wednesday, Anderson Regional Medical Center was hospitalizing 19 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.
State health officials confirmed 273 new cases in Mississippi Wednesday, for a state total of 3,360, and 11 additional deaths, for a total of 122 statewide. Sixty-six outbreaks have occurred at long-term care facilities in Mississippi, state records show.
MSDH reported Clarke County had 19 cases, one death and two outbreaks at long-term care facilities, Kemper County had 15 cases, Neshoba County had 35 cases and one death and Newton County had 14 cases and one outbreak at a long-term care facility.
According to state health officials, confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths are reported in the patient’s home county, even if the patient tests positive or dies in another county.
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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 | 64 | 3 | 2 |
| Alcorn | 7 | ||
| Amite | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Attala | 25 | ||
| Benton | 5 | ||
| Bolivar | 70 | 5 | 4 |
| Calhoun | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| Carroll | 9 | ||
| Chickasaw | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| Choctaw | 11 | 1 | |
| Claiborne | 8 | ||
| Clarke | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 21 | ||
| Coahoma | 43 | 1 | |
| Copiah | 35 | ||
| Covington | 19 | ||
| Desoto | 199 | 3 | 1 |
| Forrest | 122 | 2 | 2 |
| Franklin | 10 | ||
| George | 8 | ||
| Greene | 3 | ||
| Grenada | 14 | ||
| Hancock | 49 | 5 | 2 |
| Harrison | 129 | 5 | 2 |
| Hinds | 280 | 4 | 6 |
| Holmes | 52 | 3 | |
| Humphreys | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Itawamba | 11 | 1 | |
| Jackson | 182 | 5 | 2 |
| Jasper | 15 | ||
| Jefferson | 4 | 1 | |
| Jefferson Davis | 7 | 1 | |
| Jones | 42 | 3 | |
| Kemper | 15 | ||
| Lafayette | 36 | 2 | |
| Lamar | 48 | 1 | |
| Lauderdale | 165 | 12 | 5 |
| Lawrence | 7 | ||
| Leake | 40 | 1 | |
| Lee | 46 | 4 | |
| Leflore | 55 | 6 | 3 |
| Lincoln | 81 | 4 | 2 |
| Lowndes | 27 | 1 | |
| Madison | 112 | 3 | 3 |
| Marion | 34 | 1 | |
| Marshall | 35 | 2 | |
| Monroe | 46 | 2 | 2 |
| Montgomery | 15 | 1 | |
| Neshoba | 35 | 1 | |
| Newton | 14 | 1 | |
| Noxubee | 10 | ||
| Oktibbeha | 41 | 1 | 2 |
| Panola | 26 | 2 | |
| Pearl River | 102 | 8 | 2 |
| Perry | 20 | 1 | |
| Pike | 72 | 2 | 2 |
| Pontotoc | 15 | 2 | |
| Prentiss | 15 | 1 | |
| Quitman | 13 | ||
| Rankin | 113 | 2 | |
| Scott | 79 | 1 | |
| Sharkey | 3 | ||
| Simpson | 12 | 1 | |
| Smith | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| Stone | 15 | ||
| Sunflower | 42 | 2 | |
| Tallahatchie | 6 | ||
| Tate | 26 | ||
| Tippah | 45 | 6 | 1 |
| Tishomingo | 2 | ||
| Tunica | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Union | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Walthall | 22 | ||
| Warren | 15 | 1 | |
| Washington | 62 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne | 9 | ||
| Webster | 14 | 1 | |
| Wilkinson | 51 | 3 | 1 |
| Winston | 22 | ||
| Yalobusha | 14 | ||
| Yazoo | 65 | 1 | |
| Total | 3,360 | 122 | 66 |
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.
–Mississippi Department of Health
