Source: Mississippi State Department of Health

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 63 new cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County on Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 4,357 cases.

No new deaths were reported in the county. A total of 159 deaths have been reported in Lauderdale County since March.

MSDH reported 2,261 new COVID-19 cases and 26 new deaths in Mississippi on Thursday, bringing the state’s totals to 187,904 cases and 4,320 deaths.

The state has seen COVID-19 hospitalizations increase in recent weeks. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said at a press briefing on Monday that hospitals in the state were “absolutely packed,” especially ICU services.

As of 9:27 a.m. on Thursday, Johns Hopkins University reported that the world has had a total of 74,423,687 cases of COVID-19 and that the U.S. has had a total of 17,000,408 cases.

COVID-19 case and death numbers for several local counties are listed below.

Newton County: 20 new cases; 1,369 total cases since March. No new deaths; 32 total deaths since March.

Kemper County: nine new cases; 615 total cases. No new deaths; 19 total deaths.

Clarke County: 29 new cases; 1,085 total cases. No new deaths; 55 total deaths.

Neshoba County: 40 new cases; 2,675 total cases. No new deaths; 133 total deaths since March.

MSDH presumes 148,466 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 236 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities.

Gov. Tate Reeves has placed restrictions on the state to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 

At indoor social gatherings where social distancing is not possible, crowds must be limited to no more than 10 people in a single space, Reeves announced on Dec. 9. At outdoor social gatherings, no more than 50 people can gather in close proximity to each other.

Reeves is also requiring people in 61 counties — including Lauderdale, Kemper and Neshoba counties — to wear a face covering when indoors and interacting with the public.

The City of Meridian is under a mask mandate, which lasts until the end of the year.

COVID-19 data for Mississippi counties

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	1644	52	72	14
Alcorn	1885	37	118	17
Amite	769	16	52	3
Attala	1490	43	162	28
Benton	586	19	45	10
Bolivar	2941	91	224	30
Calhoun	951	15	25	4
Carroll	873	17	46	9
Chickasaw	1355	35	48	14
Choctaw	441	10	1	0
Claiborne	631	18	43	9
Clarke	1085	55	104	27
Clay	1145	28	20	3
Coahoma	1780	47	127	11
Copiah	1997	42	72	9
Covington	1631	63	109	35
De Soto	12561	117	103	20
Forrest	4642	93	197	42
Franklin	491	6	4	1
George	1534	30	47	7
Greene	894	25	50	6
Grenada	1779	53	142	25
Hancock	1624	49	68	13
Harrison	9181	130	428	47
Hinds	12361	230	612	89
Holmes	1494	63	103	20
Humphreys	651	21	33	8
Issaquena	139	4	0	0
Itawamba	1932	46	119	22
Jackson	7711	145	209	23
Jasper	1130	24	11	0
Jefferson	434	12	17	3
Jefferson Davis	685	21	8	1
Jones	4536	91	198	38
Kemper	615	19	43	9
Lafayette	3752	70	160	42
Lamar	3610	52	44	12
Lauderdale	4357	159	353	85
Lawrence	857	15	27	2
Leake	1698	45	62	7
Lee	6595	106	204	40
Leflore	2388	98	197	48
Lincoln	2265	73	166	36
Lowndes	3507	74	139	37
Madison	6196	125	301	58
Marion	1518	55	144	18
Marshall	2587	58	61	15
Monroe	2580	83	176	53
Montgomery	908	30	54	9
Neshoba	2675	133	177	54
Newton	1369	32	66	11
Noxubee	843	17	21	4
Oktibbeha	2985	67	202	32
Panola	2800	67	99	13
Pearl River	2139	75	143	27
Perry	764	30	20	7
Pike	1939	65	103	27
Pontotoc	2684	34	20	3
Prentiss	1817	40	98	15
Quitman	556	7	0	0
Rankin	7636	140	294	42
Scott	1873	34	35	4
Sharkey	362	17	43	8
Simpson	1774	57	144	19
Smith	891	17	55	8
Stone	1015	18	63	9
Sunflower	2167	57	89	15
Tallahatchie	1113	29	39	7
Tate	2158	53	75	18
Tippah	1708	36	76	4
Tishomingo	1369	48	97	26
Tunica	679	19	15	2
Union	2358	27	97	11
Walthall	890	32	67	13
Warren	2243	67	156	31
Washington	3754	110	187	39
Wayne	1505	25	65	10
Webster	632	17	55	11
Wilkinson	489	22	21	5
Winston	1612	44	96	27
Yalobusha	860	30	81	22
Yazoo	1829	44	139	16
Total	187,904	4,320	8,686	1,599