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The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Tuesday 730 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 new deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 111,322 cases and 3,202 deaths.

Thirty-two cases and one new death were reported in Lauderdale County, where 2,376 cases and 131 related deaths have been reported since the state began tracking the virus in March.

In Newton County, two new cases were reported, bringing the total to 844 cases. No new deaths were reported; 27 deaths have been reported since March.

In Kemper County, two new cases were reported, bringing the total to 320. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported nine new cases, leading to a total of 723 cases. One new death was reported; 49 deaths have been reported since March.

In Neshoba County, eight new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 1,814 cases. No new deaths were reported; 111 deaths have been reported since March.

The Department of Health presumes 97,675 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 127 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities. 

Gov. Tate Reeves announced additional COVID-19 measures on Monday. People in nine counties, including Neshoba, have to wear a mask when they are indoors and interacting with the public, but cannot social distance.

Indoor social gatherings in those counties must be limited to 10 people and outdoor social gatherings must be limited to 50. The City of Meridian also has a mask mandate, which remains in effect through the end of October.

Case count

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	1043	43	59	13
Alcorn	960	12	18	2
Amite	417	13	15	2
Attala	776	26	90	20
Benton	315	4	14	0
Bolivar	1983	77	217	30
Calhoun	614	12	25	4
Carroll	463	12	45	9
Chickasaw	826	25	44	13
Choctaw	203	6	1	0
Claiborne	532	16	43	9
Clarke	723	49	93	26
Clay	676	21	19	3
Coahoma	1234	36	87	6
Copiah	1350	36	71	7
Covington	925	25	35	10
De Soto	6701	78	80	16
Forrest	2963	77	176	41
Franklin	237	3	4	1
George	939	17	36	6
Greene	455	18	40	6
Grenada	1200	38	113	21
Hancock	781	27	41	6
Harrison	4844	83	255	32
Hinds	7796	173	463	76
Holmes	1135	60	101	20
Humphreys	412	16	21	6
Issaquena	106	3	0	0
Itawamba	1104	24	87	17
Jackson	4350	81	87	8
Jasper	674	17	1	0
Jefferson	270	10	13	3
Jefferson Davis	398	11	5	1
Jones	2837	82	185	38
Kemper	320	15	41	9
Lafayette	2426	42	123	28
Lamar	2171	38	39	11
Lauderdale	2376	131	261	74
Lawrence	499	14	26	2
Leake	1133	40	40	6
Lee	3449	79	180	37
Leflore	1607	87	193	47
Lincoln	1355	55	158	33
Lowndes	1749	62	100	33
Madison	3739	93	238	45
Marion	929	42	92	14
Marshall	1348	26	44	10
Monroe	1459	72	170	52
Montgomery	529	23	52	9
Neshoba	1814	111	130	39
Newton	844	27	38	9
Noxubee	596	17	20	4
Oktibbeha	1958	54	193	31
Panola	1663	37	53	7
Pearl River	1089	58	94	22
Perry	481	22	20	7
Pike	1372	56	97	27
Pontotoc	1438	19	16	2
Prentiss	1026	19	48	3
Quitman	414	6	0	0
Rankin	3837	86	173	23
Scott	1238	29	21	3
Sharkey	278	14	43	8
Simpson	1186	49	117	19
Smith	583	16	54	8
Stone	450	14	55	9
Sunflower	1576	49	83	14
Tallahatchie	818	25	29	7
Tate	1132	39	51	13
Tippah	859	21	60	0
Tishomingo	793	41	96	26
Tunica	522	17	15	2
Union	1152	25	46	11
Walthall	633	27	67	13
Warren	1527	55	122	26
Washington	2521	97	159	38
Wayne	987	21	59	10
Webster	366	13	52	11
Wilkinson	330	20	20	5
Winston	822	21	42	11
Yalobusha	493	14	40	7
Yazoo	1193	33	84	12
Total	111,322	3,202	6,538	1,289