covid

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Tuesday 933 new cases of COVID-19 statewide and 37 additional deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 128,138 cases and 3,480 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Lauderdale County, the department reported 40 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 2,864 cases and 141 deaths.

In Newton County, 12 new cases were reported; 925 cases has been reported since March. One new death was reported; the county has had 29 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Kemper County, 3 new cases were reported; 348 cases have been reported since March. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported nine new cases; 824 cases have been reported since March. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 53 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Neshoba County, 21 new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 1,973. No new deaths were reported; 111 deaths have been reported since March.

The Department of Health presumes 111,430 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 118 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities.

In October, Gov. Tate Reeves announced COVID-19 safety measures for 16 counties, including Neshoba. 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.

On Oct. 30, Mayor Percy Bland extended the City of Meridian’s mask mandate until Nov. 30.

COVID-19 data

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	1186	47	64	14
Alcorn	1225	14	72	3
Amite	442	14	15	2
Attala	874	27	92	20
Benton	418	15	44	8
Bolivar	2158	82	220	30
Calhoun	662	13	25	4
Carroll	590	13	45	9
Chickasaw	927	31	47	14
Choctaw	236	7	1	0
Claiborne	554	16	43	9
Clarke	824	53	93	27
Clay	776	25	20	3
Coahoma	1320	37	106	7
Copiah	1459	38	72	9
Covington	1066	31	64	14
De Soto	8328	85	95	19
Forrest	3293	83	177	41
Franklin	266	3	4	1
George	1113	21	36	6
Greene	520	19	40	6
Grenada	1277	42	114	21
Hancock	984	33	57	8
Harrison	6184	97	292	34
Hinds	8596	182	484	80
Holmes	1181	60	102	20
Humphreys	489	18	27	7
Issaquena	108	4	0	0
Itawamba	1294	30	89	17
Jackson	5481	103	113	11
Jasper	743	19	1	0
Jefferson	293	11	13	3
Jefferson Davis	475	15	8	1
Jones	3169	85	187	38
Kemper	348	15	41	9
Lafayette	2730	43	123	28
Lamar	2522	45	41	11
Lauderdale	2864	141	277	75
Lawrence	600	14	26	2
Leake	1221	43	42	7
Lee	4103	87	194	39
Leflore	1844	88	194	47
Lincoln	1534	64	162	36
Lowndes	2004	62	102	33
Madison	4120	96	241	45
Marion	1011	46	92	15
Marshall	1731	37	59	12
Monroe	1678	76	172	52
Montgomery	621	23	54	9
Neshoba	1973	111	130	39
Newton	925	29	40	10
Noxubee	627	17	21	4
Oktibbeha	2171	57	193	31
Panola	1850	42	60	8
Pearl River	1273	64	95	23
Perry	563	24	20	7
Pike	1454	58	98	27
Pontotoc	1708	22	19	2
Prentiss	1216	23	52	4
Quitman	437	7	0	0
Rankin	4515	89	181	23
Scott	1342	29	21	3
Sharkey	293	15	43	8
Simpson	1300	51	122	19
Smith	641	16	55	8
Stone	569	14	55	9
Sunflower	1750	54	84	15
Tallahatchie	902	26	29	7
Tate	1401	41	66	14
Tippah	1051	27	61	2
Tishomingo	919	41	96	26
Tunica	563	18	15	2
Union	1372	25	46	11
Walthall	679	27	67	13
Warren	1625	56	125	26
Washington	2787	105	181	39
Wayne	1076	22	59	10
Webster	390	14	52	11
Wilkinson	353	22	20	5
Winston	971	22	44	11
Yalobusha	606	23	78	15
Yazoo	1394	36	136	14
Total	128,138	3,480	7,046	1,352