Lauderdale County reports 190 COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths
Published 11:36 am Saturday, April 18, 2020
- Mississippi COVID-19 map posted April 18, 2020.
The Mississippi Department of Health Saturday reported nine new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death in Lauderdale County, bringing the county totals to 190 cases and 14 deaths.
Lauderdale County had reported seven new cases and one new death the day before.
The state reported one additional outbreak at a long-term care facility in Lauderdale County, bringing the total to seven. It takes only one case at a long-term care facility to be labeled an outbreak.
Statewide, 181 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths were reported by the health department. The state totals are now 3,974 cases and 152 deaths.
Lauderdale County’s total of 190 cases is the fourth highest in the state, behind Hinds’ 325, Desoto’s 220 and Jackson’s 201. Lauderdale County’s 14 deaths are the highest in the state.
The numbers include all cases reported since March 11 through 6 p.m. Friday.
Clarke County is reporting 22 cases and two deaths; Kemper 17 cases; Neshoba 55 cases and one death; and Newton 21 cases.
The statistics show the African-American community is suffering from the virus at a greater rate. Of Lauderdale County’s 190 cases, 132 identify as black or African American, or 69 percent. The latest U.S. Census figures show Lauderdale County black or African American populations is 43.5 percent.
Of the 3,974 cases statewide, 2,095 identify as black or African American or 53 percent. The state black or African American population is 38 percent, according to the latest census estimate.
As of Friday, Anderson Regional Medical Center was hospitalizing 16 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to its website.
Please check back for updates.
Outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCs)
Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure. The number of LTC facilities with outbreaks are shown for each county in the table below.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | LTCs with Outbreaks |
| Adams | 73 | 6 | 2 |
| Alcorn | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Attala | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| Benton | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 79 | 5 | 4 |
| Calhoun | 36 | 2 | 1 |
| Carroll | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Chickasaw | 40 | 2 | 1 |
| Choctaw | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| Copiah | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| Covington | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| Desoto | 220 | 3 | 1 |
| Forrest | 137 | 3 | 2 |
| Franklin | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| George | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Hancock | 50 | 5 | 2 |
| Harrison | 144 | 5 | 3 |
| Hinds | 325 | 5 | 5 |
| Holmes | 58 | 4 | 0 |
| Humphreys | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Itawamba | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Jackson | 201 | 6 | 2 |
| Jasper | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jefferson Davis | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jones | 63 | 0 | 2 |
| Kemper | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Lafayette | 40 | 3 | 1 |
| Lamar | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 190 | 14 | 7 |
| Lawrence | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Leake | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee | 54 | 4 | 0 |
| Leflore | 75 | 6 | 1 |
| Lincoln | 102 | 6 | 2 |
| Lowndes | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| Madison | 127 | 3 | 2 |
| Marion | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| Marshall | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| Monroe | 62 | 4 | 2 |
| Montgomery | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| Newton | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Oktibbeha | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| Panola | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 119 | 10 | 2 |
| Perry | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Pike | 97 | 2 | 2 |
| Pontotoc | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Quitman | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 130 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott | 106 | 0 | 1 |
| Sharkey | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Smith | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| Stone | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 46 | 2 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Tate | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Tippah | 46 | 7 | 1 |
| Tishomingo | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunica | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| Union | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Walthall | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington | 70 | 3 | 1 |
| Wayne | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 55 | 4 | 1 |
| Winston | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3,974 | 152 | 69 |
–Mississippi Department of Health
| County | Total Cases | Black or African American | White | Other | Under investigation * |
| Adams | 73 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| Alcorn | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Amite | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Attala | 34 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Benton | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 79 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 6 |
| Calhoun | 36 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Carroll | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chickasaw | 40 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Choctaw | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Claiborne | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clarke | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Coahoma | 46 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Copiah | 41 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Covington | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Desoto | 220 | 87 | 109 | 15 | 9 |
| Forrest | 137 | 61 | 58 | 13 | 5 |
| Franklin | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| George | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Hancock | 50 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison | 144 | 51 | 79 | 9 | 5 |
| Hinds | 325 | 245 | 45 | 29 | 6 |
| Holmes | 58 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Humphreys | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Itawamba | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Jackson | 201 | 99 | 86 | 12 | 4 |
| Jasper | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Jefferson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jones | 63 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| Kemper | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lafayette | 40 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| Lamar | 59 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| Lauderdale | 190 | 132 | 47 | 7 | 4 |
| Lawrence | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Leake | 64 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Lee | 54 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 6 |
| Leflore | 75 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Lincoln | 102 | 34 | 53 | 5 | 10 |
| Lowndes | 32 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Madison | 127 | 54 | 45 | 20 | 8 |
| Marion | 39 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| Marshall | 39 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Monroe | 62 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 15 |
| Montgomery | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 55 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| Newton | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Noxubee | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Oktibbeha | 43 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| Panola | 30 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Pearl River | 119 | 41 | 56 | 11 | 11 |
| Perry | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 97 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 14 |
| Pontotoc | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Prentiss | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Quitman | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 130 | 32 | 83 | 10 | 5 |
| Scott | 106 | 49 | 26 | 17 | 14 |
| Sharkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Simpson | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Smith | 39 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| Stone | 17 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Sunflower | 46 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate | 29 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Tippah | 46 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| Tishomingo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunica | 30 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Union | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Walthall | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Warren | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington | 70 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Wayne | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Webster | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 55 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Winston | 29 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Yalobusha | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Yazoo | 85 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 3,974 | 2,095 | 1,336 | 310 | 233 |
* Cases still under investigation have not had their data finalized.
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information about residence.
–Mississippi Department of Health
