Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths by age group through May 15.

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed Saturday 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County, for a total of 578.

Records show 45 people have died from the virus, including 27 who lived in long-term care facilities, a number unchanged from Friday’s report.

The county also has the highest number of outbreaks at long-term care and residential care facilities, with a total of 154.

As of Friday, 23 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were being hospitalized at Anderson Regional Medical Center, according to Anderson’s website.

Rush Foundation Hospital is not reporting daily COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Two new deaths in Neshoba County and one new death in Clarke County were reported Saturday. MSDH confirmed 98 total cases and 12 deaths in Clarke County, one new case in Kemper County for a total of 101 cases and seven deaths, 28 new cases in Neshoba County for a total of 397 cases and 21 deaths and 14 new cases in Newton County for a total of 186 cases and two deaths.

MSDH reported 322 new cases in Mississippi Friday for a total of 11,123 cases and 17 additional deaths, for a total of 510. A total of 6,268 people are presumed to have recovered from COVID-19 as of May 3. That total does not include cases still under investigation.

The health department reported as of Friday, 108,476 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Mississippi.

The Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency began issuing reusable face masks to county residents beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 16.

Distribution sites include: Meridian Community College Dulaney Center on Hwy 19 N; The Meridian Little Theater on Hwy 39 N; and the LEMA Office at 2525 14th St., Meridian.

LEMA will distribute masks while supplies last or until noon.

There is a limited supply and LEMA stated it is working to secure additional masks.

Please check back for updates

Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported cases since March 11, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	171	15	39	8
Alcorn	12	1	0	0
Amite	46	0	6	0
Attala	233	7	64	7
Benton	13	0	1	0
Bolivar	130	10	16	4
Calhoun	58	4	23	4
Carroll	110	6	45	5
Chickasaw	114	12	32	8
Choctaw	20	2	0	0
Claiborne	49	0	1	0
Clarke	98	12	14	5
Clay	79	3	0	0
Coahoma	76	3	0	0
Copiah	195	2	0	0
Covington	105	0	1	0
Desoto	384	5	9	1
Forrest	416	26	69	14
Franklin	19	1	1	0
George	17	1	0	0
Greene	7	1	0	0
Grenada	58	2	14	2
Hancock	79	10	6	3
Harrison	215	6	1	1
Hinds	768	22	73	13
Holmes	288	20	51	9
Humphreys	44	5	12	3
Issaquena	0	0	0	0
Itawamba	75	7	33	6
Jackson	284	13	39	4
Jasper	110	3	1	0
Jefferson	35	0	0	0
Jefferson Davis	68	2	3	1
Jones	319	8	40	3
Kemper	101	7	23	4
Lafayette	107	3	37	0
Lamar	173	4	3	2
Lauderdale	578	45	154	27
Lawrence	77	0	1	0
Leake	352	6	3	0
Lee	89	4	5	0
Leflore	200	22	51	11
Lincoln	202	18	68	14
Lowndes	112	4	9	2
Madison	526	17	84	11
Marion	87	7	14	2
Marshall	66	3	2	0
Monroe	222	23	92	20
Montgomery	71	1	0	0
Neshoba	397	21	47	11
Newton	186	2	2	0
Noxubee	134	2	11	2
Oktibbeha	102	6	28	4
Panola	50	2	0	0
Pearl River	195	26	42	8
Perry	36	2	0	0
Pike	176	11	14	6
Pontotoc	25	2	3	0
Prentiss	36	3	22	3
Quitman	21	0	0	0
Rankin	282	6	5	0
Scott	521	6	10	1
Sharkey	6	0	0	0
Simpson	75	0	4	0
Smith	111	7	27	4
Stone	24	0	0	0
Sunflower	69	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	18	1	0	0
Tate	56	0	2	0
Tippah	69	11	0	0
Tishomingo	14	0	1	0
Tunica	44	2	12	2
Union	60	4	18	3
Walthall	46	0	0	0
Warren	133	4	33	2
Washington	113	4	4	1
Wayne	37	0	3	0
Webster	23	1	0	0
Wilkinson	78	9	5	2
Winston	75	0	0	0
Yalobusha	71	0	24	0
Yazoo	182	2	4	0
Total	11,123	510	1,461	243