Mississippi reports highest daily COVID-19 case increase of 611
Published 1:45 pm Tuesday, June 23, 2020
- Mississippi COVID-19 map posted June 23, 2020.
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 611 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi Tuesday, the highest daily increase since tracking began.
The second highest daily increase, 498 new cases, was reported on June 8.
The new cases bring the state total to 22,898.
The health department reported 11 additional deaths in Mississippi for a total of 989 deaths statewide.
In Lauderdale County, MSDH reported three new cases for a total of 850 and 77 total deaths.
State health officials reported 183 cases and 21 deaths in Clarke County, 168 cases and 13 deaths in Kemper County, 907 cases and 60 deaths in Neshoba County and 324 cases and eight deaths in Newton County.
Currently, there are 489 Mississippians hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infection and 175 with suspected infection, MSDH said.
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 | 233 | 18 | 43 | 10 |
| Alcorn | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 76 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Attala | 337 | 23 | 89 | 19 |
| Benton | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 223 | 13 | 22 | 4 |
| Calhoun | 99 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 135 | 11 | 45 | 9 |
| Chickasaw | 202 | 17 | 36 | 10 |
| Choctaw | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 172 | 9 | 43 | 8 |
| Clarke | 183 | 21 | 19 | 9 |
| Clay | 218 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 160 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Copiah | 492 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| Covington | 246 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Desoto | 948 | 15 | 18 | 4 |
| Forrest | 737 | 42 | 93 | 29 |
| Franklin | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| George | 58 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 71 | 5 | 31 | 3 |
| Grenada | 211 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| Hancock | 103 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Harrison | 499 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| Hinds | 1589 | 33 | 91 | 13 |
| Holmes | 491 | 37 | 98 | 18 |
| Humphreys | 95 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| Issaquena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Itawamba | 112 | 8 | 34 | 7 |
| Jackson | 425 | 16 | 38 | 5 |
| Jasper | 216 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 92 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jones | 952 | 47 | 143 | 31 |
| Kemper | 168 | 13 | 37 | 9 |
| Lafayette | 269 | 4 | 42 | 1 |
| Lamar | 353 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Lauderdale | 850 | 77 | 190 | 48 |
| Lawrence | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leake | 505 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| Lee | 388 | 14 | 57 | 8 |
| Leflore | 430 | 48 | 168 | 33 |
| Lincoln | 384 | 32 | 109 | 25 |
| Lowndes | 392 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| Madison | 1014 | 31 | 109 | 16 |
| Marion | 196 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| Marshall | 144 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Monroe | 314 | 28 | 93 | 24 |
| Montgomery | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 907 | 60 | 75 | 24 |
| Newton | 324 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Noxubee | 224 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| Oktibbeha | 426 | 20 | 109 | 16 |
| Panola | 190 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Pearl River | 227 | 32 | 47 | 12 |
| Perry | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 289 | 11 | 20 | 6 |
| Pontotoc | 146 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 80 | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| Quitman | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 620 | 12 | 19 | 0 |
| Scott | 707 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
| Sharkey | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 170 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Smith | 190 | 11 | 52 | 8 |
| Stone | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 172 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 68 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tate | 192 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Tippah | 107 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tunica | 77 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 131 | 8 | 19 | 7 |
| Walthall | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 347 | 14 | 39 | 8 |
| Washington | 323 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Wayne | 441 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| Webster | 122 | 10 | 52 | 9 |
| Wilkinson | 85 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Winston | 193 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Yalobusha | 133 | 7 | 35 | 7 |
| Yazoo | 407 | 6 | 19 | 2 |
| Total | 22,898 | 989 | 2,418 | 494 |
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.
–Mississippi State Department of Health
