Mississippi COVID-19 map posted July 16, 2020.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County Thursday, for a total of 1,016 and 83 total deaths. 

It was the largest daily increase for the county for both June and July. 

The city of Meridian said Thursday afternoon it had a possible case of COVID-19 in the public works department and employees were being tested as a precaution. 

Some day-to-day operations such as grass cutting and street sweeping have been temporarily suspended and are expected to resume Monday, according to Public Safety Director Doug Stephens. 

Rush Health Systems said it has ramped up testing and that a higher percentage of people are testing positive. 

Of 748 people tested in last two days, 80 tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson. 

Statewide, the health department reported a record 1,230 new cases Thursday, for a total of 39,797 and 18 additional deaths, for a total of 1,308 deaths statewide. 

Of the new cases and deaths reported, 55 cases and 12 deaths were among residents in long-term care facilities, the health department said. 

State hospitalizations reached a record high, with 855 patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 and 262 patients hospitalized with suspected infection, according to state data. 

MSDH reported 247 cases and 25 deaths in Clarke County, 190 cases and 14 deaths in Kemper County, 1,067 cases and 79 deaths in Neshoba County and 390 cases and 11 deaths in Newton County. 

As of Sunday, records show 25,932 Mississippi residents were presumed recovered from COVID-19. 

Please check back for updates. 

Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	393	21	44	11
Alcorn	128	2	1	1
Amite	127	3	13	2
Attala	403	24	89	19
Benton	63	0	1	0
Bolivar	500	18	42	6
Calhoun	194	5	23	4
Carroll	199	11	45	9
Chickasaw	331	19	35	11
Choctaw	80	4	0	0
Claiborne	327	12	43	9
Clarke	247	25	19	9
Clay	281	12	2	1
Coahoma	257	6	1	0
Copiah	704	17	30	3
Covington	483	5	3	0
Desoto	2171	20	23	5
Forrest	1140	45	95	29
Franklin	65	2	3	1
George	139	3	1	0
Greene	134	10	34	6
Grenada	664	13	52	7
Hancock	172	14	8	4
Harrison	1305	17	101	9
Hinds	3317	63	156	23
Holmes	633	42	98	20
Humphreys	188	10	18	6
Issaquena	11	1	0	0
Itawamba	170	8	34	7
Jackson	874	20	48	6
Jasper	305	6	1	0
Jefferson	139	3	3	0
Jefferson Davis	132	4	3	1
Jones	1284	52	159	35
Kemper	190	14	38	9
Lafayette	548	4	42	1
Lamar	668	7	3	2
Lauderdale	1016	83	203	54
Lawrence	226	2	0	0
Leake	670	20	3	0
Lee	695	23	66	15
Leflore	601	56	183	41
Lincoln	561	36	115	27
Lowndes	597	17	34	8
Madison	1630	42	143	20
Marion	372	12	16	2
Marshall	324	4	12	1
Monroe	494	40	122	33
Montgomery	204	3	0	0
Neshoba	1067	79	106	31
Newton	390	11	6	2
Noxubee	295	9	15	3
Oktibbeha	650	28	132	18
Panola	531	6	3	1
Pearl River	331	32	50	12
Perry	105	4	0	0
Pike	553	24	46	12
Pontotoc	435	6	3	1
Prentiss	145	6	24	3
Quitman	114	1	0	0
Rankin	1276	20	61	6
Scott	847	15	15	2
Sharkey	56	0	1	0
Simpson	489	3	3	0
Smith	268	12	52	8
Stone	88	2	2	1
Sunflower	600	9	1	0
Tallahatchie	247	4	3	1
Tate	440	14	28	9
Tippah	159	11	0	0
Tishomingo	137	1	2	0
Tunica	132	3	12	2
Union	282	11	20	8
Walthall	304	10	46	4
Warren	649	22	39	9
Washington	876	16	27	5
Wayne	595	20	53	8
Webster	139	11	52	10
Wilkinson	111	9	5	2
Winston	323	13	39	10
Yalobusha	220	9	35	7
Yazoo	587	7	20	2
Total	39,797	1,308	3,109	634

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