The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Wednesday 876 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths statewide. 

Twenty-three new cases and one new death were reported in Lauderdale County, where 2278 cases and 129 related deaths have been reported since the state began tracking the virus in March.

In Newton County, eight new cases were reported, bringing the total to 832. No new deaths were reported; 27 deaths have been reported since March.

In Kemper County, two new cases were reported, bringing the total to 311. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported 17 new cases, bringing the total to 691 cases. No new deaths were reported; 48 deaths have been reported since March.

In Neshoba County, 13 new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 1767 cases. No new deaths were reported but 109 deaths have been reported since March.

The state totals increased on Wednesday to 106,817 cases and 3,140 deaths since March.

The Department of Health presumes 94,165 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 127 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities. 

The city of Meridian’s mask mandate remains in effect through the end of October.

Case count

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	1008	41	52	13
Alcorn	907	12	18	2
Amite	397	13	15	2
Attala	728	25	90	20
Benton	282	4	14	0
Bolivar	1962	75	217	30
Calhoun	578	12	25	4
Carroll	346	12	45	9
Chickasaw	794	24	44	13
Choctaw	198	6	1	0
Claiborne	524	16	43	9
Clarke	691	48	91	25
Clay	651	21	19	3
Coahoma	1215	35	86	6
Copiah	1304	35	71	6
Covington	886	25	34	10
De Soto	6302	77	73	15
Forrest	2863	76	176	41
Franklin	213	3	4	1
George	908	16	36	6
Greene	439	17	39	6
Grenada	1180	37	111	20
Hancock	706	27	26	6
Harrison	4521	80	255	32
Hinds	7528	168	457	73
Holmes	1123	60	101	20
Humphreys	389	16	21	6
Issaquena	106	3	0	0
Itawamba	1040	24	84	17
Jackson	4130	75	86	8
Jasper	651	16	1	0
Jefferson	255	10	13	3
Jefferson Davis	379	11	3	1
Jones	2739	81	183	37
Kemper	311	15	40	9
Lafayette	2376	42	123	28
Lamar	2035	38	37	11
Lauderdale	2278	129	261	74
Lawrence	479	14	26	2
Leake	1076	39	35	5
Lee	3290	78	179	36
Leflore	1553	84	192	46
Lincoln	1278	54	142	32
Lowndes	1698	61	98	33
Madison	3552	92	238	45
Marion	915	42	92	14
Marshall	1228	24	44	8
Monroe	1402	72	170	52
Montgomery	520	23	52	9
Neshoba	1767	109	130	38
Newton	832	27	39	9
Noxubee	588	16	20	4
Oktibbeha	1913	54	193	31
Panola	1612	36	26	6
Pearl River	1036	55	93	22
Perry	465	21	20	7
Pike	1334	55	97	27
Pontotoc	1407	19	16	2
Prentiss	967	19	48	3
Quitman	407	6	0	0
Rankin	3658	86	172	23
Scott	1206	29	21	3
Sharkey	273	14	43	8
Simpson	1161	48	117	19
Smith	573	16	54	8
Stone	433	14	55	9
Sunflower	1545	49	80	14
Tallahatchie	812	25	29	7
Tate	1099	39	50	13
Tippah	812	19	47	0
Tishomingo	766	40	96	26
Tunica	515	17	15	2
Union	1102	24	46	11
Walthall	628	27	67	13
Warren	1481	54	119	25
Washington	2456	93	158	35
Wayne	960	21	59	10
Webster	360	13	52	11
Wilkinson	319	19	20	5
Winston	798	21	40	11
Yalobusha	472	14	36	7
Yazoo	1126	33	82	12
Total	106,817	3,140	6,403	1,269