Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths by age group through May 16.

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed Sunday seven new cases of COVID-19 and one new death in Lauderdale County, for a total of 585 cases and 46 deaths.

Records show 28 people in long-term care facilities have died from the virus in Lauderdale County. Sunday’s new death was a long-term care facility death, and two of the seven new cases in the county were long-term care facility cases. Lauderdale County has the highest number of outbreaks at long-term care and residential facilities, with a total of 156.

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 were reported in Neshoba County Sunday, and one new death in Kemper County was also reported. MSDH reported eight new cases of COVID-19 in Neshoba County, for a total of 405 cases and 23 deaths, while one case was removed from Kemper County’s tally for a total of 100 cases and eight deaths. Three new cases were reported in Clarke County for a total of 101 cases and 12 deaths, and one new cases was reported in Newton County for a total of 187 cases and two deaths.

MSDH reported Sunday 173 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 11 new deaths, for a total of 11,296 cases and 521 deaths. 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 Saturday, 113,126 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	172	15	39	8
Alcorn	12	1	0	0
Amite	46	0	6	0
Attala	249	7	64	7
Benton	13	0	1	0
Bolivar	129	10	16	4
Calhoun	58	4	23	4
Carroll	110	7	45	6
Chickasaw	115	12	32	8
Choctaw	22	2	0	0
Claiborne	49	0	1	0
Clarke	101	12	14	5
Clay	79	3	0	0
Coahoma	76	3	0	0
Copiah	201	2	0	0
Covington	105	0	1	0
Desoto	386	5	12	1
Forrest	431	27	69	15
Franklin	21	1	1	0
George	17	1	0	0
Greene	7	1	0	0
Grenada	59	2	14	2
Hancock	80	10	6	3
Harrison	215	6	1	1
Hinds	773	22	73	13
Holmes	293	20	51	9
Humphreys	45	5	12	3
Itawamba	78	7	33	6
Jackson	286	13	39	4
Jasper	111	3	1	0
Jefferson	37	0	0	0
Jefferson Davis	68	2	3	1
Jones	337	9	40	4
Kemper	100	8	24	4
Lafayette	109	3	37	0
Lamar	175	4	3	2
Lauderdale	585	46	156	28
Lawrence	78	0	1	0
Leake	353	6	4	0
Lee	93	4	7	0
Leflore	200	22	51	11
Lincoln	217	18	68	14
Lowndes	122	5	9	3
Madison	533	17	84	11
Marion	89	8	14	2
Marshall	66	3	2	0
Monroe	222	23	92	20
Montgomery	72	1	0	0
Neshoba	405	23	48	13
Newton	187	2	2	0
Noxubee	134	3	14	3
Oktibbeha	104	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	285	6	5	0
Scott	524	7	10	1
Sharkey	6	0	0	0
Simpson	76	0	4	0
Smith	112	7	28	4
Stone	24	0	0	0
Sunflower	68	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	19	1	0	0
Tate	57	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	115	4	5	1
Wayne	39	0	3	0
Webster	23	1	0	0
Wilkinson	78	9	5	2
Winston	81	0	0	0
Yalobusha	71	0	24	0
Yazoo	188	2	7	0
Total	11,296	521	1,479	251

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.