Mississippi reports 644 new cases of COVID-19; 4 new cases in Lauderdale County

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is continuing to urge the public to follow a statewide mask mandate to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.  

“Masks work better than shutdowns,” Reeves said during a news briefing on Tuesday. “We must continue to be diligent…please don’t back off now.” 

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs reported that 27 schools in Mississippi have confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 25 students and 17 employees testing positive. 

“We let our guard down in May and we suffered severely for it,” Dobbs said. “So now, we need to double down on mask use, make sure that we maintain social distancing and avoid groups as much as we possibly can.” 

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 644 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 additional deaths Tuesday, for a total of 68,293 cases and 1,944 deaths statewide.

 

Lauderdale County reported four new cases, bringing the total to 1415. No new deaths were reported, but 92 deaths have been reported in the county since March. 

 

Records show no new cases of COVID-19 in Kemper County for a total of 233 cases and 14 deaths; two new cases in Neshoba County for a total of 1,288 cases and 92 deaths and two new cases in Newton County for a total of 545 cases and 11 deaths.

 

Clarke County has 336 confirmed cases and 26 deaths.

 

The Mississippi State Department of Health and The University of Mississippi Medical Center will offer free drive through testing on Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Lauderdale County Ag Center. People wanting to be tested must complete an online form at covidschedule.umc.edu/ or call 601-496-7200. 

 

 

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

 

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	632	25	46	12
Alcorn	435	5	8	1
Amite	237	6	14	2
Attala	527	25	89	20
Benton	145	1	2	0
Bolivar	1136	35	48	9
Calhoun	425	9	23	4
Carroll	261	11	45	9
Chickasaw	476	19	35	11
Choctaw	135	4	0	0
Claiborne	409	14	43	9
Clarke	336	26	27	9
Clay	401	14	2	1
Coahoma	781	13	34	2
Copiah	962	28	30	4
Covington	622	14	4	1
De Soto	3710	31*	45	7
Forrest	1826	56	101	32
Franklin	131	2	3	1
George	595	6	5	0
Greene	256	12	35	6
Grenada	851	23	76	13
Hancock	402	14	8	4
Harrison	2601	36	146	15
Hinds	5700	119	271	53
Holmes	910	49	97	20
Humphreys	297	12	20	6
Issaquena	27	2	0	0
Itawamba	387	10	36	7
Jackson	2314	44	68	7
Jasper	394	9	1	0
Jefferson	195	7	8	2
Jefferson Davis	233	6	3	1
Jones	1931	59	170	35
Kemper	233	14	38	9
Lafayette	987	19	89	14
Lamar	1231	15	8	3
Lauderdale	1415	92	210	56
Lawrence	323	8	13	1
Leake	795	26	4	0
Lee	1521	42	83	15
Leflore	949	66	184	44
Lincoln	834	42	124	28
Lowndes	1092	39	83	23
Madison	2455	69	191	36
Marion	684	20	47	5
Marshall	712	9	16	1
Monroe	821	55	146	44
Montgomery	329	5	0	0
Neshoba	1288	92	108	35
Newton	545	11	7	1
Noxubee	461	12	17	4
Oktibbeha	1133	39	177	26
Panola	1068	16	7	1
Pearl River	559	40	57	16
Perry	242	8	0	0
Pike	940	37	73	18
Pontotoc	842	9	5	1
Prentiss	423	10	25	3
Quitman	269	1	0	0
Rankin	2307	35	99	10
Scott	1011	20	15	3
Sharkey	204	5	42	4
Simpson	806	31	56	15
Smith	406	13	54	8
Stone	211	5	23	2
Sunflower	1056	25	15	3
Tallahatchie	541	11	7	2
Tate	743	30	33	12
Tippah	374	14	1	0
Tishomingo	437	7	33	0
Tunica	358	7	12	2
Union	662	16	35	8
Walthall	502	21	64	10
Warren	1125	35	94	18
Washington	1701	42	57	13
Wayne	780	21	57	10
Webster	237	12	52	11
Wilkinson	215	13	8	3
Winston	629	16	40	11
Yalobusha	316	10	35	7
Yazoo	841	13	28	3
Total	68,293	1,944	4,115	842