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The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Tuesday 854 new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi and 20 additional deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 116,617 cases and 3,283 deaths since March.

Of the additional deaths the department reported on Monday, one occurred on September 21 and 19 occurred between October 22 and October 26, including two deaths in Clarke County.

Gov. Tate Reeves announced new COVID-19 safety measures for seven counties in the state on Monday.

The counties include Leake, Jones, Harrison, Madison, Marshall, Carroll and Benton. Reeves had placed restrictions on nine other counties on Oct. 19, including Neshoba County, so there are now 16 counties on the list.

In these counties, indoor social gatherings must be limited to 10 people and outdoor social gatherings must be limited to 50. People in the counties have to wear a mask when they are indoors and interacting with the public, but cannot social distance.

“I’m encouraged today that in the middle of a nationwide surge of cases, Mississippi has been slower than most other states in our increases,” Reeves said during a news briefing on Monday. “In fact, last week, we saw a 17% percent decrease in seven day numbers.”

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Tuesday 14 new cases of COVID-19 In Lauderdale County and no additional deaths. 2,499 cases and 135 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in the county since the state began tracking the virus in March.

In Newton County, no new cases were reported; the county has had a total of 868 cases. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 27 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Kemper County, no new cases were reported; 327 cases have been reported since March. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported two new cases, leading to a total of 763 cases. With two new deaths reported today, the county has had 53 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Neshoba County, seven new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 1,861. No new deaths were reported; 111 deaths have been reported since March.

The Department of Health presumes 101,385 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 134 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities. 

Case count

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths
Adams	1093	44
Alcorn	1021	12
Amite	427	13
Attala	805	26
Benton	360	8
Bolivar	2028	77
Calhoun	627	13
Carroll	497	12
Chickasaw	862	26
Choctaw	208	6
Claiborne	539	16
Clarke	763	53
Clay	705	22
Coahoma	1255	37
Copiah	1387	36
Covington	985	29
De Soto	7210	79
Forrest	3094	78
Franklin	248	3
George	1014	19
Greene	479	18
Grenada	1226	39
Hancock	859	28
Harrison	5398	84
Hinds	8011	179
Holmes	1149	60
Humphreys	449	16
Issaquena	107	4
Itawamba	1159	26
Jackson	4693	87
Jasper	692	17
Jefferson	277	10
Jefferson Davis	417	11
Jones	2961	84
Kemper	327	15
Lafayette	2531	43
Lamar	2291	38
Lauderdale	2499	135
Lawrence	534	14
Leake	1158	42
Lee	3640	82
Leflore	1691	88
Lincoln	1429	59
Lowndes	1812	62
Madison	3843	94
Marion	954	43
Marshall	1473	30
Monroe	1530	73
Montgomery	554	23
Neshoba	1861	111
Newton	868	27
Noxubee	601	17
Oktibbeha	2037	55
Panola	1706	40
Pearl River	1150	60
Perry	512	23
Pike	1404	56
Pontotoc	1490	20
Prentiss	1083	20
Quitman	421	6
Rankin	4016	86
Scott	1262	29
Sharkey	287	15
Simpson	1223	49
Smith	598	16
Stone	486	14
Sunflower	1640	49
Tallahatchie	846	26
Tate	1193	39
Tippah	931	23
Tishomingo	822	41
Tunica	536	17
Union	1197	25
Walthall	641	27
Warren	1560	56
Washington	2603	99
Wayne	1027	22
Webster	378	13
Wilkinson	338	20
Winston	846	21
Yalobusha	556	14
Yazoo	1227	34
Total	116,617	3,283

A mask mandate in the city of Meridian remains in effect through the end of October.