29 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Lauderdale County over five-day period

Published 11:00 am Monday, June 22, 2020

Mississippi COVID-19 cases and deaths reported June 22, 2020.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 29 new cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County over a five-day period, for a total of 847 cases.

The agency reported two additional deaths over the same time period, for a total of 77 deaths since the outbreak began.

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Daily detailed records on COVID-19 cases have been unavailable in recent days due to software issues, according to the agency.

In Monday’s update, the health department reported a combined total of 1,646 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi from June 17 to June 21, for a total of 22,287 cases since March 11.

The health department reported 40 additional deaths for the same time period, for a total of 978 deaths statewide.

Two of the deaths occurred between May 25 and June 7 and were identified from death certificate reports, MSDH said.

There are currently 76 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in Mississippi, including two Lauderdale County nursing homes, one Clarke County nursing home and one Neshoba County nursing home, according to data.

James T. Champion Nursing Facility in Meridian, affiliated with East Mississippi State Hospital, reported cumulative totals of five COVID-19 deaths among residents, 32 cases among staff and 27 cases among residents.

The Oaks Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Meridian reported cumulative totals of 13 COVID-19 deaths among residents, 21 cases among staff and 56 cases among residents.

In Clarke County, Lakeside Health and Rehabilitation Center reported one COVID-19 case among residents.

In Neshoba County, Hilltop Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center reported cumulative totals of two COVID-19 cases among staff and 12 cases among residents.

MSDH reported 182 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in Clarke County, 168 cases and 13 deaths in Kemper County, 893 cases and 58 deaths in Neshoba County and 323 cases and eight deaths in Newton County.

As of Monday, MSDH reported 485 Mississippians were being hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 and 225 were being hospitalized with suspected infection.

Records show 17,242 Mississippians were presumed recovered from COVID-19 as of Sunday.

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 232 18 43 10
Alcorn 35 1 0 0
Amite 75 2 12 2
Attala 336 23 89 19
Benton 20 0 1 0
Bolivar 208 13 20 4
Calhoun 96 4 23 4
Carroll 133 11 45 9
Chickasaw 196 17 36 10
Choctaw 65 3 0 0
Claiborne 168 9 43 8
Clarke 182 21 19 9
Clay 210 6 0 0
Coahoma 161 6 0 0
Copiah 476 11 13 2
Covington 238 3 1 0
Desoto 912 14 18 4
Forrest 729 42 93 29
Franklin 30 2 3 1
George 53 2 1 0
Greene 70 5 31 3
Grenada 195 5 17 2
Hancock 103 13 8 4
Harrison 464 7 10 2
Hinds 1536 33 91 13
Holmes 489 37 98 18
Humphreys 93 9 18 6
Issaquena 0 0 0 0
Itawamba 109 8 34 7
Jackson 402 16 38 5
Jasper 212 6 0 0
Jefferson 63 2 1 0
Jefferson Davis 90 3 3 1
Jones 928 47 143 31
Kemper 168 13 37 9
Lafayette 254 4 41 1
Lamar 341 7 3 2
Lauderdale 847 77 185 48
Lawrence 129 1 0 0
Leake 503 16 3 0
Lee 374 14 54 7
Leflore 420 47 167 33
Lincoln 378 32 109 25
Lowndes 384 10 19 6
Madison 995 31 107 16
Marion 186 10 15 2
Marshall 142 3 4 0
Monroe 311 27 93 24
Montgomery 104 1 0 0
Neshoba 893 58 72 24
Newton 323 8 4 0
Noxubee 223 6 15 3
Oktibbeha 420 19 108 15
Panola 179 5 0 0
Pearl River 226 32 47 12
Perry 55 4 0 0
Pike 278 11 20 6
Pontotoc 128 3 3 1
Prentiss 78 3 24 3
Quitman 49 0 0 0
Rankin 611 12 19 0
Scott 700 14 13 2
Sharkey 13 0 0 0
Simpson 166 2 2 0
Smith 187 11 52 8
Stone 42 1 0 0
Sunflower 155 4 0 0
Tallahatchie 64 1 2 0
Tate 182 2 7 0
Tippah 106 11 0 0
Tishomingo 52 1 2 0
Tunica 76 3 12 2
Union 128 8 19 7
Walthall 133 2 0 0
Warren 331 14 39 8
Washington 302 9 7 1
Wayne 434 8 16 0
Webster 118 10 52 9
Wilkinson 85 9 5 2
Winston 178 2 4 0
Yalobusha 132 7 35 7
Yazoo 395 6 19 2
Total 22,287 978 2,387 488

–Mississippi State Department of Health