Gov. Tate Reeves said on Monday that Mississippi is opening new drive-thru vaccination sites and is adding more appointments for vaccination.

The state tested the vaccination appointment website late on Sunday, according to Reeves. The state also added staff to the call center that helps people book vaccination appointments.

“I cannot promise zero wait for everybody, but I can say that there should be less of a wait for everyone,” he said at a press conference.

He said the state is also giving additional vaccines to hospitals, private clinics and other entities this week.

Mississippi reported 1,457 new cases of the coronavirus and three new COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, bringing the state’s totals to 253,932 cases and 5,524 deaths.

In Lauderdale County, 26 new cases and no new deaths were reported on Monday. The county has reported 5,873 total cases and 180 total COVID-19 related deaths since March.

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

Clarke County: three new cases; 1,389 total cases. No additional deaths; 60 total deaths since March.

Newton County: 15 new cases; 1,928 total cases. No additional deaths; 42 total deaths since March.

Kemper County: one new case; 772 total cases. No additional deaths; 20 total deaths since March.

Neshoba County: 13 new cases; 3,383 total cases. No additional deaths; 152 total deaths since March.

MSDH presumed that 207,769 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 209 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities.

Case Count

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2058	70	72	15
Alcorn	2640	53	128	20
Amite	980	25	54	7
Attala	1937	59	173	34
Benton	818	23	45	10
Bolivar	3978	108	225	31
Calhoun	1361	21	27	4
Carroll	1045	21	47	9
Chickasaw	1839	44	53	15
Choctaw	605	13	1	0
Claiborne	866	25	45	9
Clarke	1389	60	110	30
Clay	1594	33	24	3
Coahoma	2337	54	128	11
Copiah	2419	49	75	9
Covington	2130	71	135	39
De Soto	17197	175	111	22
Forrest	5992	119	224	50
Franklin	666	15	40	4
George	1993	38	59	7
Greene	1102	29	52	6
Grenada	2184	70	155	32
Hancock	2734	59	69	14
Harrison	13502	193	477	61
Hinds	16280	322	783	113
Holmes	1687	67	103	20
Humphreys	830	24	33	8
Issaquena	159	6	0	0
Itawamba	2629	59	125	22
Jackson	10407	183	217	29
Jasper	1708	35	35	2
Jefferson	543	19	30	4
Jefferson Davis	848	25	8	1
Jones	6375	110	217	41
Kemper	772	20	44	9
Lafayette	4966	92	188	54
Lamar	4875	65	52	13
Lauderdale	5873	180	411	89
Lawrence	1026	17	27	2
Leake	2311	64	90	14
Lee	8819	141	214	41
Leflore	3004	105	234	51
Lincoln	2976	85	171	36
Lowndes	5381	116	247	55
Madison	8262	162	354	68
Marion	2120	72	157	23
Marshall	3426	65	64	15
Monroe	3543	105	189	54
Montgomery	1096	34	54	9
Neshoba	3383	152	196	56
Newton	1928	42	86	14
Noxubee	1105	22	34	4
Oktibbeha	3938	80	214	36
Panola	3707	79	102	13
Pearl River	3297	99	158	33
Perry	1022	31	21	7
Pike	2635	77	119	34
Pontotoc	3653	53	64	5
Prentiss	2456	52	99	15
Quitman	691	8	0	0
Rankin	10749	211	385	58
Scott	2466	45	39	4
Sharkey	430	17	43	8
Simpson	2357	67	157	19
Smith	1208	23	59	8
Stone	1436	21	84	11
Sunflower	2849	69	117	16
Tallahatchie	1410	34	49	7
Tate	2724	62	80	19
Tippah	2417	50	108	7
Tishomingo	1863	59	101	27
Tunica	867	21	18	2
Union	3447	60	125	21
Walthall	1123	36	67	13
Warren	3534	98	168	38
Washington	4800	123	189	39
Wayne	2013	31	69	11
Webster	924	24	58	11
Wilkinson	584	25	24	5
Winston	2005	64	114	33
Yalobusha	1170	34	82	22
Yazoo	2459	55	139	18
Total	253,932	5,524	9,944	1,829