covid

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Thursday 1,612 new cases of COVID-19 in the state — the highest new case number since late July. The state also reported eight additional deaths.

The state has had a total of 123,887 cases and 3,405 COVID-19 related deaths since March, according to the Department of Health.

The additional deaths reported on Tuesday occurred between November 1 and 4.

In Lauderdale County, the state reported 36 new cases and no additional deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 2,749 cases and 135 deaths.

In Newton County, ten new cases were reported; the county has had a total of 901 cases. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 28 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Kemper County, one new case was reported, bringing the case total to 341. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported 11 new cases, leading to a total of 812 cases. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 53 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Neshoba County, 15 new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 1,929. No new deaths were reported; 111 deaths have been reported since March.

The Department of Health presumes 105,839 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 111 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities. 

Over the last few weeks, Gov. Tate Reeves has announced COVID-19 safety measures for 16 counties, including Neshoba. In these counties, indoor social gatherings must be limited to 10 people and outdoor social gatherings must be limited to 50. People in the counties have to wear a mask when they are indoors and interacting with the public, but cannot social distance.

On Oct. 30, Mayor Percy Bland extended the City of Meridian’s mask mandate until Nov. 30.

case count

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	1148	46	64	14
Alcorn	1182	14	72	3
Amite	440	14	15	2
Attala	838	27	91	20
Benton	396	12	45	7
Bolivar	2103	81	220	30
Calhoun	648	13	25	4
Carroll	552	12	45	9
Chickasaw	890	31	47	14
Choctaw	226	7	1	0
Claiborne	548	16	43	9
Clarke	812	53	93	27
Clay	748	23	19	3
Coahoma	1305	37	105	7
Copiah	1427	38	72	9
Covington	1043	31	63	14
De Soto	7916	82	83	17
Forrest	3230	81	176	41
Franklin	260	3	4	1
George	1068	21	36	6
Greene	503	18	40	6
Grenada	1262	42	114	21
Hancock	933	32	51	8
Harrison	5868	91	287	34
Hinds	8362	181	479	80
Holmes	1160	60	102	20
Humphreys	480	18	27	7
Issaquena	107	4	0	0
Itawamba	1239	29	88	17
Jackson	5184	100	109	10
Jasper	724	19	1	0
Jefferson	288	11	13	3
Jefferson Davis	454	13	8	1
Jones	3082	84	186	38
Kemper	341	15	41	9
Lafayette	2658	43	123	28
Lamar	2451	41	41	11
Lauderdale	2749	135	265	74
Lawrence	589	14	26	2
Leake	1195	42	42	7
Lee	3888	84	194	37
Leflore	1802	88	194	47
Lincoln	1504	61	162	36
Lowndes	1941	62	102	33
Madison	3986	94	238	45
Marion	991	46	92	15
Marshall	1639	34	56	12
Monroe	1629	75	172	52
Montgomery	600	23	52	9
Neshoba	1929	111	130	39
Newton	901	28	40	10
Noxubee	615	17	20	4
Oktibbeha	2117	57	193	31
Panola	1789	41	60	8
Pearl River	1251	62	95	23
Perry	553	23	20	7
Pike	1442	56	98	27
Pontotoc	1619	21	18	2
Prentiss	1157	20	48	3
Quitman	431	7	0	0
Rankin	4309	88	181	23
Scott	1313	29	21	3
Sharkey	293	15	43	8
Simpson	1286	50	122	19
Smith	630	16	55	8
Stone	531	14	55	9
Sunflower	1711	52	83	14
Tallahatchie	892	26	29	7
Tate	1330	39	55	13
Tippah	1009	25	61	2
Tishomingo	872	41	96	26
Tunica	549	17	15	2
Union	1325	25	46	11
Walthall	669	27	67	13
Warren	1600	56	125	26
Washington	2751	104	181	39
Wayne	1059	22	59	10
Webster	388	13	52	11
Wilkinson	350	21	20	5
Winston	911	22	44	11
Yalobusha	593	23	78	15
Yazoo	1323	36	135	14
Total	123,887	3,405	6,969	1,342