Mississippi COVID-19 hospitalizations

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 672 COVID-19 cases Sunday and 10 new deaths.

The totals now stand as 60,553 cases of COVID-19 and 1,703 deaths since the state began tracking the virus on March 11.

Of the COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health presumes 35,071 people have recovered from the virus.

Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lauderdale County for a total of 1,323. None of deaths reported Sunday came from Lauderdale County or its neighboring counties.

Neshoba County had four new cases for a total of 1,194; Newton County 2 for 516; Clarke County 1 for 298; and Kemper none for 223.

There are 171 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, where one or more cases among residents or staff is considered an outbreak.

Based on the governor’s executive orders 1515, 1512, 1509 and 1507, the following counties must practice the enhanced safety protocols below, according to the department of health:

Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Claiborne, Coahoma, Covington, De Soto, Forrest, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Jones, Lamar, Lee, Leflore, Lowndes, Madison, Montgomery, Noxubee, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman, Rankin, Sharkey, Simpson, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Walthall, Washington, Wayne, Winston and Yalobusha.

In all types of businesses:

• All employees are required to keep at least 6 feet from other employees, or wear a face mask.

• All employees must be screened at the beginning of their shift.

• Employees in contact with the public must wear a face covering.

• Members of the public must wear a face covering at all times in a business, except for some circumstances such as eating, or special medical conditions.

Gatherings and events:

• Social gatherings are limited to 10 individuals indoors and 20 outdoors, and a distance of at least six feet between individuals must be maintained.

• A distance of six feet or more must be maintained between others at all public events, indoors and out, or else face coverings must be worn.

To report a restaurant not following COVID-19 safety orders: email the details to food@msdh.ms.gov.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

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

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. The data provided below is the most current available.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths
Adams	580	25
Alcorn	354	4
Amite	210	5
Attala	495	24
Benton	124	0
Bolivar	939	32
Calhoun	374	8
Carroll	245	11
Chickasaw	435	19
Choctaw	126	4
Claiborne	400	13
Clarke	298	25
Clay	368	14
Coahoma	659	10
Copiah	909	24
Covington	578	11
De Soto	3280	27
Forrest	1631	53
Franklin	114	2
George	541	5
Greene	226	11
Grenada	812	20
Hancock	326	14
Harrison	2098	32
Hinds	5209	106
Holmes	843	47
Humphreys	269	11
Issaquena	21	1
Itawamba	307	10
Jackson	1929	34
Jasper	375	8
Jefferson	191	6
Jefferson Davis	198	6
Jones	1765	57
Kemper	223	15
Lafayette	869	9
Lamar	1115	12
Lauderdale	1323	88
Lawrence	313	5
Leake	767	25
Lee	1232	30
Leflore	832	59
Lincoln	743	39
Lowndes	973	32
Madison	2281	54
Marion	599	18
Marshall	566	8
Monroe	697	50
Montgomery	291	3
Neshoba	1194	87
Newton	516	11
Noxubee	417	10
Oktibbeha	1052	35
Panola	907	11
Pearl River	482	36
Perry	221	7
Pike	826	32
Pontotoc	724	7
Prentiss	337	6
Quitman	221	1
Rankin	2124	28
Scott	953	17
Sharkey	180	1
Simpson	711	26
Smith	377	13
Stone	148	3
Sunflower	906	22
Tallahatchie	493	10
Tate	645	23
Tippah	304	12
Tishomingo	316	3
Tunica	265	6
Union	519	13
Walthall	442	18
Warren	964	26
Washington	1480	32
Wayne	732	21
Webster	197	12
Wilkinson	187	12
Winston	571	15
Yalobusha	316	10
Yazoo	773	11
Total	60,553	1,703

–Mississippi State Department of Health