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Meridian Mayor Percy Bland is keeping a close watch on the city’s COVID-19 numbers and expects the city’s mask mandate to remain in effect for the foreseeable future.

The mandate was set to expire at the end of the month.

“We have seen an increase in cases over the last several days in the city,” Bland said during a Facebook update on Thursday. “We have seen several deaths in the last several days in the city as it relates to COVID.”

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Friday 19 new COVID-19 cases in Lauderdale County and no additional deaths, leading to a total of 2,437 cases and 134 deaths since March.

The department reported 795 new cases of COVID-19 statewide and seven additional deaths. 113,876 cases and 3,238 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Mississippi since the state began tracking the virus in March.

In Newton County, four new cases were reported, increasing the county’s total to 856. No new deaths were reported; the county has had 27 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

In Kemper County, two new cases were reported; 322 cases have been reported since March. No new deaths were reported; 15 deaths have been reported since March.

Clarke County reported nine new cases, leading to a total of 743 cases. One new death was reported; 51 deaths have been reported since March.

In Neshoba County, 11 new cases were reported, bringing the case total to 1,842. No new deaths were reported; 111 deaths have been reported since March.

The Department of Health presumes 97,675 people have recovered from COVID-19. The department also reported that there are 130 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities. 

Gov. Tate Reeves announced additional COVID-19 measures on Monday. People in nine counties, including Neshoba, have to wear a mask when they are indoors and interacting with the public, but cannot social distance.

Indoor social gatherings in those counties 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	1073	43	64	13
Alcorn	987	12	18	2
Amite	421	13	15	2
Attala	790	26	90	20
Benton	333	5	25	1
Bolivar	2004	77	218	30
Calhoun	622	12	25	4
Carroll	480	12	45	9
Chickasaw	840	26	46	14
Choctaw	205	6	1	0
Claiborne	537	16	43	9
Clarke	743	51	93	27
Clay	684	21	19	3
Coahoma	1249	36	88	7
Copiah	1369	36	71	7
Covington	970	26	50	10
De Soto	6932	79	80	16
Forrest	3007	78	176	41
Franklin	240	3	4	1
George	979	18	36	6
Greene	473	18	40	6
Grenada	1216	38	113	21
Hancock	816	28	45	6
Harrison	5129	83	257	32
Hinds	7894	177	464	78
Holmes	1144	60	102	20
Humphreys	428	16	21	6
Issaquena	107	4	0	0
Itawamba	1122	25	87	17
Jackson	4503	84	101	8
Jasper	679	17	1	0
Jefferson	275	10	13	3
Jefferson Davis	405	11	7	1
Jones	2891	84	185	38
Kemper	322	15	41	9
Lafayette	2483	43	124	29
Lamar	2242	38	40	11
Lauderdale	2437	134	261	74
Lawrence	512	14	26	2
Leake	1146	40	43	6
Lee	3514	79	180	37
Leflore	1658	87	193	47
Lincoln	1389	57	162	35
Lowndes	1783	62	102	33
Madison	3812	93	238	45
Marion	946	42	92	14
Marshall	1412	29	54	12
Monroe	1481	72	170	52
Montgomery	543	23	52	9
Neshoba	1842	111	130	39
Newton	856	27	39	9
Noxubee	596	17	20	4
Oktibbeha	2008	54	193	31
Panola	1691	39	60	8
Pearl River	1129	59	94	22
Perry	487	23	20	7
Pike	1382	56	97	27
Pontotoc	1461	19	17	2
Prentiss	1048	19	48	3
Quitman	419	6	0	0
Rankin	3894	86	177	23
Scott	1249	29	21	3
Sharkey	283	14	43	8
Simpson	1212	49	117	19
Smith	591	16	54	8
Stone	464	14	55	9
Sunflower	1609	49	83	14
Tallahatchie	840	25	29	7
Tate	1160	39	52	13
Tippah	889	22	60	0
Tishomingo	800	41	96	26
Tunica	529	17	15	2
Union	1174	25	46	11
Walthall	638	27	67	13
Warren	1543	55	123	26
Washington	2564	99	177	38
Wayne	1008	21	59	10
Webster	370	13	52	11
Wilkinson	337	20	20	5
Winston	833	21	42	11
Yalobusha	526	14	54	7
Yazoo	1217	33	89	12
Total	113,876	3,238	6,670	1,301