Mississippi COVID-19 map posted May 28, 2020

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported Thursday 14 new cases and one new death related to COVID-19 in Lauderdale County.

Lauderdale County has 713 COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths since the state began tracking cases in March. Thirty-seven of the deaths have occurred at long-term care facilities.

Lauderdale County’s case total is second only to Hinds County and its death total is the highest in the state.

Statewide 328 new cases and 23 new deaths were reported Thursday based on tests completed by 6 p.m. Wednesday, bringing Mississippi totals to 14,372 cases and 693 deaths.

Three new deaths were reported for Neshoba County, which has 589 cases of COVID-19. Clarke and Kemper counties each had one additional death.

As of Thursday, Anderson Regional Medical Center reported it was hospitalizing 24 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19. Rush Foundation Hospital is not reporting daily COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The new numbers come a day after Gov. Tate Reeves announced that all businesses in Mississippi will be permitted to reopen Monday, June 1 with certain restrictions.

The Safe Return order is in effect at 8 a.m Monday until Monday, June 15.

Reeves issued another executive order to reopen museums, movie theaters, libraries and ballparks on the same day.

Meridian Mayor Percy Bland on Thursday said he expects to extend a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. city curfew set to expire on Sunday, May 31. 

Bland also encouraged residents to continue wearing face masks when entering public buildings and businesses.

 “It’s the right thing to do,” he said in a Facebook video. “And it’s the safe thing to do.” 

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	190	15	40	8
Alcorn	14	1	0	0
Amite	56	1	9	1
Attala	284	15	79	14
Benton	15	0	1	0
Bolivar	154	11	17	4
Calhoun	63	4	23	4
Carroll	115	11	46	9
Chickasaw	130	12	34	8
Choctaw	34	2	0	0
Claiborne	69	2	4	1
Clarke	138	18	17	7
Clay	108	4	0	0
Coahoma	114	4	0	0
Copiah	290	4	0	0
Covington	143	1	1	0
Desoto	503	6	19	2
Forrest	523	38	87	27
Franklin	28	2	2	1
George	21	1	0	0
Greene	9	1	0	0
Grenada	85	3	14	2
Hancock	87	11	9	3
Harrison	247	7	3	2
Hinds	959	24	80	13
Holmes	385	24	77	12
Humphreys	58	7	16	5
Itawamba	84	7	34	6
Jackson	303	13	40	4
Jasper	152	4	1	0
Jefferson	40	0	0	0
Jefferson Davis	77	2	4	1
Jones	566	22	63	12
Kemper	136	11	28	7
Lafayette	127	4	38	1
Lamar	231	5	5	2
Lauderdale	713	58	189	37
Lawrence	102	1	1	0
Leake	400	12	1	0
Lee	124	5	16	1
Leflore	251	30	82	17
Lincoln	250	24	86	19
Lowndes	189	9	19	5
Madison	694	22	97	12
Marion	114	9	14	2
Marshall	77	3	2	0
Monroe	252	25	92	22
Montgomery	81	1	0	0
Neshoba	589	37	67	20
Newton	256	4	3	0
Noxubee	173	6	14	3
Oktibbeha	154	11	42	7
Panola	64	3	0	0
Pearl River	206	31	45	11
Perry	50	3	0	0
Pike	203	11	15	6
Pontotoc	29	3	3	1
Prentiss	42	3	22	3
Quitman	25	0	0	0
Rankin	385	6	5	0
Scott	630	10	13	2
Sharkey	7	0	0	0
Simpson	95	0	5	0
Smith	145	11	30	7
Stone	30	0	0	0
Sunflower	78	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	26	1	0	0
Tate	74	1	2	0
Tippah	71	11	0	0
Tishomingo	28	0	1	0
Tunica	53	3	12	2
Union	80	5	20	4
Walthall	52	0	0	0
Warren	159	7	37	5
Washington	166	7	8	1
Wayne	154	0	2	0
Webster	61	1	18	0
Wilkinson	85	9	5	2
Winston	105	1	0	0
Yalobusha	85	5	25	5
Yazoo	227	4	11	2
Total	14,372	693	1,795	352

–Mississippi State Department of Health