19 new, 268 total COVID-19 cases in Lauderdale County, second highest in state
Published 9:44 am Friday, April 24, 2020
- Mississippi COVID-19 cases posted April 24, 2020
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County Friday, for a total of 268, the second highest in the state.
Sixty-five of the cases are in long-term care facilities, records show.
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According to health officials, 18 people from the county have died from the virus, more than in any other county.
Anderson Regional Medical Center was hospitalizing 19 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 Friday, according to the hospital’s website.
Rush Foundation Hospital is not providing daily COVID-19 hospitalization numbers. For the week of April 12, Rush Health Systems reported 67 new cases of COVID-19 out of 202 tests conducted.
MSDH confirmed 281 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, for a total of 5,434 and eight additional deaths, for a total of 209 statewide.
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Table of total cases, deaths, and cases in long-term care (LTC) facilities since March 11, 2020. This table now lists the number of cases in long-term care facilities, and not the number of facilities with outbreaks.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total Cases in LTC Facilities |
| Adams | 104 | 7 | 14 |
| Alcorn | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Attala | 68 | 0 | 8 |
| Benton | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 90 | 7 | 13 |
| Calhoun | 46 | 3 | 22 |
| Carroll | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Chickasaw | 53 | 4 | 16 |
| Choctaw | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 43 | 3 | 9 |
| Clay | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 54 | 2 | 1 |
| Copiah | 65 | 1 | 1 |
| Covington | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 256 | 4 | 2 |
| Forrest | 174 | 7 | 16 |
| Franklin | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| George | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Grenada | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Hancock | 56 | 5 | 7 |
| Harrison | 157 | 6 | 1 |
| Hinds | 401 | 6 | 10 |
| Holmes | 92 | 5 | 16 |
| Humphreys | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Itawamba | 32 | 1 | 13 |
| Jackson | 235 | 6 | 35 |
| Jasper | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Jones | 104 | 0 | 6 |
| Kemper | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Lafayette | 83 | 3 | 16 |
| Lamar | 82 | 2 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 268 | 18 | 65 |
| Lawrence | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Leake | 136 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee | 70 | 4 | 4 |
| Leflore | 124 | 14 | 26 |
| Lincoln | 132 | 7 | 44 |
| Lowndes | 38 | 2 | 2 |
| Madison | 178 | 4 | 10 |
| Marion | 55 | 4 | 12 |
| Marshall | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| Monroe | 117 | 9 | 49 |
| Montgomery | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 116 | 2 | 1 |
| Newton | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Oktibbeha | 46 | 3 | 6 |
| Panola | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 144 | 13 | 28 |
| Perry | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Pike | 127 | 4 | 8 |
| Pontotoc | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 29 | 0 | 17 |
| Quitman | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 154 | 4 | 4 |
| Scott | 200 | 0 | 7 |
| Sharkey | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| Smith | 55 | 3 | 17 |
| Stone | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Tate | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| Tippah | 50 | 7 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunica | 34 | 1 | 12 |
| Union | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Walthall | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington | 74 | 3 | 4 |
| Wayne | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 66 | 7 | 5 |
| Winston | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 117 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5,434 | 209 | 552 |
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
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