State reports 296 new COVID-19 cases

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 296 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths on Monday.

No new cases or new deaths were reported in Lauderdale County, where 2228 cases and 128 related deaths have been reported since the state began tracking the virus in March.

In Newton County, one new case was reported, bringing the total to 820. No new deaths were reported; 27 deaths have been reported since March.

In Kemper County, one new case was reported, bringing the total to 308 cases. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported 13 new cases, bringing the total to 647 cases. No new deaths were reported; 48 deaths have been reported since March.

In Neshoba County, 10 new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 1727 cases. No new deaths were reported but 109 deaths have been reported since March.

The state totals increased on Monday to 105,228 cases and 3,101 deaths since March.

The Department of Health presumes 90,577 people have recovered from COVID-19.

There are 126 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities.

The city of Meridian’s mask mandate remains in effect through the end of October.

County Case

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	997	40	51	13
Alcorn	896	12	18	2
Amite	378	10	15	2
Attala	707	25	90	20
Benton	276	4	14	0
Bolivar	1943	75	217	30
Calhoun	574	12	25	4
Carroll	343	12	45	9
Chickasaw	777	24	44	13
Choctaw	197	6	1	0
Claiborne	519	16	43	9
Clarke	657	48	91	25
Clay	639	20	19	3
Coahoma	1208	34	86	6
Copiah	1289	35	70	6
Covington	878	25	34	10
De Soto	6189	75	73	15
Forrest	2831	76	175	41
Franklin	212	3	4	1
George	867	16	34	6
Greene	426	17	38	6
Grenada	1169	36	110	20
Hancock	696	26	25	5
Harrison	4420	79	255	32
Hinds	7476	167	452	71
Holmes	1120	60	101	20
Humphreys	386	16	21	6
Issaquena	106	3	0	0
Itawamba	1017	24	84	17
Jackson	4029	74	85	8
Jasper	637	16	1	0
Jefferson	254	10	13	3
Jefferson Davis	377	11	3	1
Jones	2708	81	183	37
Kemper	308	15	40	9
Lafayette	2350	42	123	28
Lamar	1997	37	32	11
Lauderdale	2228	128	261	74
Lawrence	469	14	26	2
Leake	1055	39	35	5
Lee	3208	77	180	36
Leflore	1532	83	191	46
Lincoln	1247	53	142	32
Lowndes	1688	59	98	33
Madison	3511	92	238	45
Marion	914	42	92	14
Marshall	1195	22	43	6
Monroe	1378	71	170	52
Montgomery	511	23	52	9
Neshoba	1737	109	125	38
Newton	820	27	39	9
Noxubee	583	16	20	4
Oktibbeha	1901	53	193	31
Panola	1605	35	21	3
Pearl River	1016	54	89	22
Perry	460	21	20	7
Pike	1300	55	97	27
Pontotoc	1400	18	16	1
Prentiss	951	19	48	3
Quitman	407	6	0	0
Rankin	3595	83	172	23
Scott	1199	29	21	3
Sharkey	271	14	43	8
Simpson	1145	48	117	19
Smith	571	15	54	8
Stone	422	14	55	9
Sunflower	1541	49	80	14
Tallahatchie	803	24	29	7
Tate	1086	39	50	13
Tippah	787	19	39	0
Tishomingo	753	39	96	26
Tunica	514	17	15	2
Union	1089	24	46	11
Walthall	618	27	67	13
Warren	1470	53	119	25
Washington	2402	88	159	33
Wayne	956	21	59	10
Webster	360	13	52	11
Wilkinson	316	19	20	5
Winston	791	21	40	11
Yalobusha	467	14	35	7
Yazoo	1103	33	72	12
Total	105,228	3,101	6,351	1,258