State reports 206 new cases of COVID-19; Lauderdale County total rises to 680

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 206 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the state’s total to 13,458 cases. Ten more deaths were reported, bringing the state’s total to 635.

Over the weekend, 31 new cases were reported in Lauderdale County.

Two additional cases were listed on Monday’s report, bringing the county’s total to 680.

One additional death was reported in Lauderdale County on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths to 56.

Records show 37 of those people lived in long-term care facilities.

As of Friday, Anderson Regional Medical Center reported it was hospitalizing 22 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

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

In Monday’s update, MSDH reported a total of 131 cases and 16 deaths in Clarke County, 127 cases and 10 deaths in Kemper County, 514 cases and 31 deaths in Neshoba County and 227 cases and three deaths in Newton County.

Gov. Tate Reeves of Friday extended executive Stay Safer in Place orders until 8 a.m. Monday, June 1. That includes the order that requires businesses in Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and Jasper counties, among other requirements, to screen employees at the start of their shifts, require appropriate PPE when a distance of 6 feet cannot be kept and provide hand sanitizer.

The governor also amended restrictions that allowing outdoor venues such as race tracks and water parks, to open at no more than 50 percent capacity, starting Monday. School teams were also allowed to open their athletic training facilities Monday, using the same instructions that allowed gyms to open earlier.

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	188	15	39	8
Alcorn	14	1	0	0
Amite	52	1	7	1
Attala	273	14	79	13
Benton	15	0	1	0
Bolivar	141	11	17	4
Calhoun	60	4	23	4
Carroll	113	10	45	8
Chickasaw	127	12	34	8
Choctaw	32	2	0	0
Claiborne	58	2	2	1
Clarke	131	16	17	7
Clay	99	3	0	0
Coahoma	106	3	0	0
Copiah	284	4	0	0
Covington	131	1	1	0
Desoto	474	6	15	2
Forrest	486	35	86	24
Franklin	25	2	2	1
George	20	1	0	0
Greene	7	1	0	0
Grenada	75	2	14	2
Hancock	88	11	9	3
Harrison	237	6	3	1
Hinds	898	24	78	13
Holmes	369	23	77	11
Humphreys	53	7	16	5
Issaquena	0	0	0	0
Itawamba	85	7	35	6
Jackson	296	13	40	4
Jasper	145	3	1	0
Jefferson	40	0	0	0
Jefferson Davis	71	2	3	1
Jones	492	15	54	7
Kemper	127	10	29	6
Lafayette	124	3	37	0
Lamar	220	5	5	2
Lauderdale	680	56	181	37
Lawrence	94	1	1	0
Leake	388	10	1	0
Lee	108	5	12	1
Leflore	241	26	74	13
Lincoln	245	20	81	16
Lowndes	164	7	18	4
Madison	653	21	89	12
Marion	110	8	14	2
Marshall	71	3	2	0
Monroe	246	24	92	21
Montgomery	80	1	0	0
Neshoba	514	31	65	17
Newton	227	3	3	0
Noxubee	165	6	14	3
Oktibbeha	139	10	36	7
Panola	62	2	0	0
Pearl River	205	27	44	9
Perry	49	2	0	0
Pike	200	11	14	6
Pontotoc	26	3	3	1
Prentiss	39	3	22	3
Quitman	24	0	0	0
Rankin	356	6	5	0
Scott	592	10	13	2
Sharkey	7	0	0	0
Simpson	85	0	4	0
Smith	131	10	30	7
Stone	30	0	0	0
Sunflower	79	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	24	1	0	0
Tate	59	1	2	0
Tippah	70	11	0	0
Tishomingo	25	0	1	0
Tunica	48	3	12	2
Union	72	5	20	4
Walthall	49	0	0	0
Warren	154	7	36	5
Washington	153	5	7	1
Wayne	125	0	2	0
Webster	28	1	0	0
Wilkinson	84	9	5	2
Winston	98	1	0	0
Yalobusha	84	5	24	5
Yazoo	219	2	10	0
Total	13,458	635	1,706	322