63 new COVID-19 cases reported in Lauderdale County

Published 10:46 am Thursday, December 17, 2020

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.

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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