The Mississippi Department of Health reported 722 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 deaths related to the virus on Friday.

Seven of the deaths occurred between Aug. 14 and Sept. 16 and were identified from death certificates.

The state totals climbed to 96,032 COVID-19 cases and 2,894 related deaths since the Department of Health began tracking the virus in March.

Five additional cases and no deaths were reported in Lauderdale County, which has seen 2,044 COVID-19 cases and 125 related deaths since March.

The state reported 31 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths among residents in long-term-care facilities. There are 126 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities, according to the Department of Health. None of Lauderdale County’s new cases were in long-term-care facilities.

Clarke County reported six new COVID-19 cases for a total of 587 and one additional death for a total of 46.

Newton County reported three new cases for a total of 770 and one additional death for a total of 24. That death was identified from a death certificate.

Elsewhere in East Central Mississippi, Jasper County reported five new cases for a total of 573; Kemper County one new case for a total of 289; and Neshoba County seven new cases for a total of 1,566.

The Department of Health presumes 85,327 people have recovered from COVID-19 since March.

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	938	37	48	13
Alcorn	803	11	18	2
Amite	329	10	14	2
Attala	659	25	90	20
Benton	226	3	4	0
Bolivar	1840	66	204	26
Calhoun	515	12	25	4
Carroll	316	12	45	9
Chickasaw	679	24	44	13
Choctaw	185	6	1	0
Claiborne	463	16	43	9
Clarke	587	46	77	23
Clay	592	18	17	3
Coahoma	1155	28	84	4
Copiah	1184	33	55	4
Covington	820	22	31	7
De Soto	5565	59	68	13
Forrest	2478	72	173	40
Franklin	192	3	4	1
George	771	13	34	6
Greene	375	17	38	6
Grenada	1083	36	105	20
Hancock	582	22	9	4
Harrison	3853	74	240	31
Hinds	7110	159	429	65
Holmes	1096	59	101	20
Humphreys	377	15	21	6
Issaquena	104	3	0	0
Itawamba	815	21	80	16
Jackson	3486	70	77	7
Jasper	573	15	1	0
Jefferson	243	9	12	3
Jefferson Davis	341	11	3	1
Jones	2475	79	183	37
Kemper	289	15	39	9
Lafayette	2173	39	122	28
Lamar	1700	35	28	11
Lauderdale	2049	125	260	73
Lawrence	433	13	26	2
Leake	953	38	25	5
Lee	2714	68	157	30
Leflore	1404	81	190	45
Lincoln	1090	53	142	32
Lowndes	1569	58	98	33
Madison	3297	88	238	45
Marion	859	35	74	9
Marshall	1095	17	31	6
Monroe	1228	68	167	51
Montgomery	461	20	49	9
Neshoba	1566	104	115	37
Newton	770	24	39	8
Noxubee	548	16	20	4
Oktibbeha	1778	50	189	31
Panola	1471	29	15	3
Pearl River	883	53	72	20
Perry	423	19	19	6
Pike	1234	51	91	24
Pontotoc	1266	16	17	1
Prentiss	855	17	48	3
Quitman	373	5	0	0
Rankin	3293	77	159	18
Scott	1174	27	21	3
Sharkey	266	13	43	8
Simpson	1033	46	105	19
Smith	532	15	54	8
Stone	371	12	47	8
Sunflower	1465	46	73	11
Tallahatchie	770	21	29	6
Tate	987	37	34	13
Tippah	669	17	6	0
Tishomingo	682	38	96	26
Tunica	486	15	13	2
Union	997	24	46	11
Walthall	600	26	67	13
Warren	1405	50	119	24
Washington	2238	72	118	23
Wayne	900	21	59	10
Webster	338	13	52	11
Wilkinson	305	18	20	5
Winston	738	19	40	11
Yalobusha	433	14	35	7
Yazoo	1059	30	69	12
Total	96,032	2,894	5,954	1,189

–Mississippi State Department of Health