Mississippi reports 572 new cases of COVID-19; Lauderdale County adds 6 cases

Published 2:05 pm Monday, August 3, 2020

Mississippi COVID-19 map posted Aug. 3, 2020.

State health officials reported 572 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, for a total of 61,125 and eight additional deaths, for a total of 1,711 deaths statewide.

In Lauderdale County, the health department reported six new cases, for a total of 1,329 and 88 total deaths. 

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Records show 300 cases and 25 deaths in Clarke County, 223 cases and 15 deaths in Kemper County, 1,197 cases and 88 deaths in Neshoba County and 516 cases and 11 deaths in Newton County. 

There are currently 170 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in Mississippi, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. 

As of Sunday, 42,391 Mississippi residents were presumed recovered from COVID-19, records show. 

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.

Please check back for updates. 

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 Total LTC Facility Cases Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams 584 25 45 12
Alcorn 357 4 1 1
Amite 210 5 13 2
Attala 498 24 89 20
Benton 125 0 1 0
Bolivar 948 32 48 9
Calhoun 378 8 23 4
Carroll 245 11 45 9
Chickasaw 438 19 35 11
Choctaw 127 4 0 0
Claiborne 400 13 43 9
Clarke 300 25 19 9
Clay 370 13 * 2 1
Coahoma 663 10 4 2
Copiah 917 24 30 3
Covington 588 11 4 1
De Soto 3326 27 41 6
Forrest 1640 53 100 31
Franklin 116 2 3 1
George 547 5 1 0
Greene 226 11 35 6
Grenada 813 20 73 11
Hancock 336 14 8 4
Harrison 2152 32 129 14
Hinds 5269 106 252 47
Holmes 847 47 97 20
Humphreys 271 11 19 6
Issaquena 21 1 0 0
Itawamba 307 10 34 7
Jackson 1994 34 68 7
Jasper 376 8 1 0
Jefferson 193 6 6 1
Jefferson Davis 202 6 3 1
Jones 1774 57 168 35
Kemper 223 15 38 9
Lafayette 881 11 * 79 8
Lamar 1121 12 3 2
Lauderdale 1329 88 205 56
Lawrence 313 5 14 0
Leake 768 25 5 0
Lee 1239 30 67 15
Leflore 840 59 184 42
Lincoln 745 40 116 27
Lowndes 989 32 67 18
Madison 2297 56 178 29
Marion 601 18 15 2
Marshall 571 8 12 1
Monroe 702 50 126 41
Montgomery 293 3 0 0
Neshoba 1197 88 107 35
Newton 516 11 8 1
Noxubee 419 10 16 3
Oktibbeha 1054 35 174 23
Panola 912 11 5 1
Pearl River 485 36 55 14
Perry 222 7 0 0
Pike 832 32 72 15
Pontotoc 737 7 4 1
Prentiss 342 6 24 3
Quitman 225 1 0 0
Rankin 2146 28 87 10
Scott 955 17 15 3
Sharkey 180 1 6 1
Simpson 712 27 27 12
Smith 380 13 54 8
Stone 152 3 3 1
Sunflower 908 22 11 2
Tallahatchie 493 10 7 2
Tate 650 23 33 11
Tippah 312 12 0 0
Tishomingo 320 4 2 0
Tunica 278 6 12 2
Union 531 13 20 8
Walthall 453 18 58 9
Warren 964 27 87 12
Washington 1492 32 44 10
Wayne 733 21 57 10
Webster 199 12 52 11
Wilkinson 187 12 8 2
Winston 571 15 40 11
Yalobusha 312 10 35 7
Yazoo 786 11 21 2
Total 61,125 1,711 3,693 770

Note: A death previously reported in Clay County has been corrected to Lafayette County.

–Mississippi State Department of Health