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The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Friday 60 new cases of COVID-19 in Lauderdale County and no additional deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 3,224 cases and 142 deaths.

Lauderdale County’s new case average for Nov. 14-20 was 35.

The Department of Health reported 1,638 new COVID-19 cases and 23 additional deaths statewide, bringing the state’s totals to 140,429 cases and 3,642 deaths.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Thursday that U.S. residents delay Thanksgiving travel plans and celebrate the holiday in their own home. The agency says that gatherings with people who do not live in one’s home can increase the chances of contracting or spreading COVID-19.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Friday 10 new cases in Newton County, bringing the county’s case total to 1,016. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 29 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Kemper County, three new cases were reported; 395 cases have been reported since March. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported seven new cases, bringing the case total to 866. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 53 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Neshoba County, 31 new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 2,144. No new deaths were reported; 111 deaths have been reported since March.

The Department of Health presumes 116,683 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 170 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities.

On Monday, Mayor Percy Bland extended the City of Meridian’s mask mandate until the end of the year.

Lauderdale County is on a list of 22 counties with additional COVID-19 safety measures. In the county, people must wear a mask when they are indoors and interacting with the public, but cannot social distance.

Indoor social gatherings in the county must be limited to 10 people and outdoor social gatherings must be limited to 50.

Case count

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	1318	48	64	14
Alcorn	1410	23	88	10
Amite	486	14	15	2
Attala	1038	33	105	22
Benton	480	17	44	9
Bolivar	2350	83	222	30
Calhoun	706	13	25	4
Carroll	680	14	45	9
Chickasaw	1002	32	47	14
Choctaw	298	7	1	0
Claiborne	572	16	43	9
Clarke	866	53	93	27
Clay	843	26	20	3
Coahoma	1442	40	126	11
Copiah	1567	40	71	9
Covington	1142	34	67	15
De Soto	9358	97	102	20
Forrest	3548	85	176	41
Franklin	308	4	4	1
George	1188	23	36	6
Greene	573	22	40	6
Grenada	1340	44	114	21
Hancock	1114	37	59	9
Harrison	6666	105	319	35
Hinds	9338	193	500	82
Holmes	1223	60	102	20
Humphreys	515	18	33	7
Issaquena	108	4	0	0
Itawamba	1424	33	89	17
Jackson	5947	113	117	13
Jasper	788	21	1	0
Jefferson	332	11	13	3
Jefferson Davis	528	16	9	1
Jones	3371	87	188	38
Kemper	395	15	41	9
Lafayette	3061	46	123	28
Lamar	2689	48	43	12
Lauderdale	3224	142	311	77
Lawrence	685	14	26	2
Leake	1292	43	42	7
Lee	4672	91	195	39
Leflore	1977	89	195	47
Lincoln	1766	64	165	36
Lowndes	2218	62	115	33
Madison	4498	101	272	48
Marion	1071	46	92	15
Marshall	2029	43	58	14
Monroe	1857	77	172	52
Montgomery	703	25	53	9
Neshoba	2144	111	144	39
Newton	1016	29	41	10
Noxubee	678	17	21	4
Oktibbeha	2351	59	193	31
Panola	2050	47	59	9
Pearl River	1385	66	99	23
Perry	631	24	20	7
Pike	1582	58	98	27
Pontotoc	1875	27	19	2
Prentiss	1359	25	87	6
Quitman	469	6	0	0
Rankin	5078	95	187	26
Scott	1452	29	29	3
Sharkey	300	17	43	8
Simpson	1394	53	131	19
Smith	672	16	55	8
Stone	687	14	58	9
Sunflower	1852	54	84	15
Tallahatchie	941	27	29	7
Tate	1574	47	71	18
Tippah	1183	30	61	4
Tishomingo	1031	42	96	26
Tunica	590	19	15	2
Union	1555	25	46	11
Walthall	732	27	67	13
Warren	1691	56	125	26
Washington	3002	106	181	39
Wayne	1142	22	59	10
Webster	409	14	52	11
Wilkinson	368	22	20	5
Winston	1116	24	54	11
Yalobusha	659	26	80	18
Yazoo	1455	36	137	14
Total	140,429	3,642	7,342	1,397