covid november 19

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Thursday 1,395 new cases of COVID-19 statewide and 19 additional deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 138,791 cases and 3,619 deaths.

On Tuesday, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs advised Mississippians to keep their holiday gatherings small and primarily among their close family.

“Because we all want to be able spend future holidays with our loved ones and not have to worry about making folks sick,” he said at a press conference. “We will see deaths absolutely around holiday gatherings.”

Dobbs said that when people gather with their relatives during the holidays, they will eat food and may not wear masks. People of different age groups gather during the holidays, too.

“It’s a perfect storm for an explosive outbreak of coronavirus,” he said.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County and one additional death, bringing the county’s totals to 3,164 cases and 142 deaths. The additional death occurred between November 13 and 18.

In Newton County, 17 new cases were reported; 1,006 cases have been reported since March. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 29 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Kemper County, 12 new cases were reported; 392 cases have been reported since March. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported seven new cases, bringing the case total to 859. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 53 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Neshoba County, 14 new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 2,113. No new deaths were reported; 111 deaths have been reported since March.

The Department of Health presumes 116,683 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 169 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities.

On Monday, Mayor Percy Bland extended the City of Meridian’s mask mandate until the end of the year.

Lauderdale County is on a list of 22 counties with additional COVID-19 safety measures. In the county, people must wear a mask when they are indoors and interacting with the public, but cannot social distance.

Indoor social gatherings in the county must be limited to 10 people and outdoor social gatherings must be limited to 50.

COVID-19 data for Mississippi counties

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	1296	48	64	14
Alcorn	1398	23	88	10
Amite	476	14	15	2
Attala	1019	30	101	21
Benton	476	17	44	9
Bolivar	2315	83	222	30
Calhoun	696	13	25	4
Carroll	671	14	45	9
Chickasaw	993	32	47	14
Choctaw	289	7	1	0
Claiborne	570	16	43	9
Clarke	859	53	93	27
Clay	827	26	20	3
Coahoma	1429	40	126	11
Copiah	1551	39	72	9
Covington	1122	34	67	15
De Soto	9232	93	102	20
Forrest	3517	85	176	41
Franklin	299	4	4	1
George	1182	23	36	6
Greene	567	22	40	6
Grenada	1327	44	114	21
Hancock	1098	37	59	9
Harrison	6604	104	314	35
Hinds	9261	189	497	81
Holmes	1214	60	102	20
Humphreys	509	18	32	7
Issaquena	108	4	0	0
Itawamba	1410	33	89	17
Jackson	5892	112	114	12
Jasper	785	21	1	0
Jefferson	328	11	13	3
Jefferson Davis	523	16	9	1
Jones	3337	87	188	38
Kemper	392	15	41	9
Lafayette	2968	46	123	28
Lamar	2656	48	43	12
Lauderdale	3164	142	301	76
Lawrence	674	14	26	2
Leake	1286	43	42	7
Lee	4622	91	195	39
Leflore	1965	89	195	47
Lincoln	1746	64	162	36
Lowndes	2179	62	115	33
Madison	4462	99	250	46
Marion	1066	46	92	15
Marshall	2004	41	58	13
Monroe	1827	77	172	52
Montgomery	696	25	53	9
Neshoba	2113	111	141	39
Newton	1006	29	41	10
Noxubee	671	17	21	4
Oktibbeha	2317	58	193	31
Panola	2020	47	59	9
Pearl River	1363	66	99	23
Perry	622	24	20	7
Pike	1564	58	98	27
Pontotoc	1858	26	19	2
Prentiss	1349	25	76	6
Quitman	462	6	0	0
Rankin	5038	94	185	25
Scott	1438	29	29	3
Sharkey	296	16	43	8
Simpson	1383	53	122	19
Smith	670	16	55	8
Stone	663	14	58	9
Sunflower	1836	54	84	15
Tallahatchie	933	27	29	7
Tate	1553	47	68	18
Tippah	1157	30	61	4
Tishomingo	1020	41	96	26
Tunica	588	19	15	2
Union	1525	25	46	11
Walthall	728	27	67	13
Warren	1681	56	125	26
Washington	2981	106 *	181	39
Wayne	1135	22	59	10
Webster	408	14	52	11
Wilkinson	365	22	20	5
Winston	1076	24	46	11
Yalobusha	652	26	80	18
Yazoo	1433	36	137	14
Total	138,791	3,619	7,256	1,389