Mississippi COVID-19 cases by age group

Lauderdale County recorded its 100th death from COVID-19 and 35 new cases were reported in the county Wednesday, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.

Lauderdale County’s total of COVID-19 cases is 1,544 since the state began tracking the virus in March.

The Department of Health reported 1,348 new cases of COVID-19 and 36 new deaths in Mississippi on Wednesday. The state total of cases is 74,555, with 2,163 deaths. The state presumes 56,577 people have recovered from COVID-19.

One of the deaths was in Lauderdale County, another was in Newton County, which has reported 13 deaths since March, and another death was reported in Neshoba County for a total of 97.

Twelve of the deaths reported in the state on Wednesday occurred between July 22 and Aug. 14 and were identified from death certificates. One death previously reported in Bolivar County was not COVID-19 related and one death previously reported in Tate County has been corrected to Panola County, the state reported.

Cases reported Wednesday include 72 among residents in long-term care facilities and 10 resident deaths. There are 180 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities.

Newton County reported 15 new cases Wednesday for a total of 604; Clarke County 14 new cases for 389; Neshoba 12 new cases for 1,349 and Kemper one new cases for 254.

The health department is planning free COVID-19 testing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Pearl River Resort’s Silver Star Hotel and Casino parking garage. You do not need to have symptoms or an appointment to be tested.

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	684	28	46	12
Alcorn	475	6	12	1
Amite	253	6	14	2
Attala	559	25	90	20
Benton	174	1	2	0
Bolivar	1269	40*	72	10
Calhoun	439	9	23	4
Carroll	275	11	45	9
Chickasaw	528	20	36	11
Choctaw	147	4	0	0
Claiborne	418	15	43	9
Clarke	389	28	31	9
Clay	431	14	2	1
Coahoma	875	14	75	2
Copiah	996	30	30	4
Covington	679	17	8	3
De Soto	4079	35	47	8
Forrest	1947	59	115	34
Franklin	158	2	3	1
George	647	10	5	2
Greene	275	14	35	6
Grenada	885	28	83	15
Hancock	436	17	8	4
Harrison	2868	40	149	16
Hinds	6065	129	315	55
Holmes	978	50	98	20
Humphreys	316	12	20	6
Issaquena	29	2	0	0
Itawamba	452	12	47	8
Jackson	2594	50	74	7
Jasper	439	12	1	0
Jefferson	207	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	260	7	3	1
Jones	2020	66	173	35
Kemper	254	14	38	9
Lafayette	1105	26	91	19
Lamar	1302	24	8	3
Lauderdale	1544	100	212	57
Lawrence	367	8	17	1
Leake	826	27	4	0
Lee	1844	43	117	20
Leflore	1150	70	185	44
Lincoln	896	46	124	28
Lowndes	1167	47	90	28
Madison	2662	75	214	37
Marion	722	24	47	6
Marshall	823	10	18	2
Monroe	918	55	147	44
Montgomery	379	11	24	6
Neshoba	1349	97	109	36
Newton	604	13	10	2
Noxubee	496	13	17	4
Oktibbeha	1218	43	179	28
Panola	1175	19*	12	2
Pearl River	632	44	66	19
Perry	268	8	0	0
Pike	1041	39	73	19
Pontotoc	918	9	6	1
Prentiss	524	12	30	3
Quitman	281	2	0	0
Rankin	2507	44	115	11
Scott	1050	21	15	3
Sharkey	220	7	42	6
Simpson	872	37	93	18
Smith	435	13	54	8
Stone	264	9	23	3
Sunflower	1145	31	31	7
Tallahatchie	589	11	9	2
Tate	791	31*	32	12
Tippah	459	14	1	0
Tishomingo	489	14	67	6
Tunica	399	9	12	2
Union	796	19	38	11
Walthall	534	23	65	12
Warren	1207	38	101	18
Washington	1854	51	66	15
Wayne	816	21	58	10
Webster	274	13	52	11
Wilkinson	241	14	8	4
Winston	658	18	40	11
Yalobusha	339	10	35	7
Yazoo	905	15	29	3
Total	74,555	2,163	4,537	915

Note: One death previously reported in Bolivar County was determined not be a COVID-19-related death. One death previously reported in Tate County should have been included in Panola County’s count. The data below has been edited to reflect these updates.

–Mississippi State Department of Health