Mississippi reports 612 new COVID-19 cases; Lauderdale County adds 19

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 612 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, for a total of 69,986 and 22 additional deaths, for a total of 2,011 deaths statewide. 

In Lauderdale County, MSDH reported 19 new cases, for a total of 1,458 and one additional death, for a total of 94 deaths. 

A video posted on the MSDH website this week warns, “If we don’t start making changes now, we’ll be forced to make cruel calculations later. Mississippi hospitals are overwhelmed. Not enough beds, not enough ICUs, not enough care for those who need it.” 

At Anderson Regional Medical Center Wednesday, two adult ICU beds out of 29 were available and 26 COVID-19 patients were being hospitalized, including 11 adults in the ICU, according to state data. 

Data for Rush Foundation Hospital for Wednesday shows the hospital had four adult ICU beds out of 23 available and 20 COVID-19 patients were being hospitalized, including eight adults in the ICU. 

As of Thursday’s update, records show 949 Mississippi residents were being hospitalized with COVID-19 and 187 more were being treated for suspected infection. 

Records show 355 cases and 28 deaths in Clarke County, 241 cases and 14 deaths in Kemper County, 1,309 cases and 94 deaths in Neshoba County and 567 cases and 11 deaths in Newton County. 

Health officials reported 178 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. 

As of Sunday, 49,836 people in Mississippi were presumed recovered from COVID-19, according to the health department. 

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	647	26	46	12
Alcorn	445	5	10	1
Amite	242	6	14	2
Attala	539	25	89	20
Benton	157	1	2	0
Bolivar	1167	37	50	10
Calhoun	428	9	23	4
Carroll	263	11	45	9
Chickasaw	491	19	35	11
Choctaw	138	4	0	0
Claiborne	410	14	43	9
Clarke	355	28	27	9
Clay	406	14	2	1
Coahoma	798	13	43	2
Copiah	973	29	30	4
Covington	641	15	5	1
De Soto	3796	32	45	7
Forrest	1865	57	102	32
Franklin	137	2	3	1
George	605	9	5	2
Greene	262	13	35	6
Grenada	861	26	76	15
Hancock	414	15	8	4
Harrison	2663	36	148	15
Hinds	5803	124	278	55
Holmes	928	49	97	20
Humphreys	303	12	20	6
Issaquena	27	2	0	0
Itawamba	404	10	40	7
Jackson	2411	47	68	7
Jasper	412	9	1	0
Jefferson	197	7	8	2
Jefferson Davis	243	6	3	1
Jones	1945	62	172	35
Kemper	241	14	38	9
Lafayette	1025	20	90	15
Lamar	1246	16	8	3
Lauderdale	1458	94	210	56
Lawrence	332	8	13	1
Leake	804	27	4	0
Lee	1610	42	86	16
Leflore	963	68	184	44
Lincoln	849	43	124	28
Lowndes	1114	40	84	24
Madison	2503	72	206	37
Marion	692	21	47	6
Marshall	740	10	17	2
Monroe	839	55	146	44
Montgomery	346	7	1	1
Neshoba	1309	94	108	35
Newton	567	11	7	1
Noxubee	466	12	17	4
Oktibbeha	1145	39	177	26
Panola	1096	18	8	1
Pearl River	571	40	57	16
Perry	249	8	0	0
Pike	960	37	73	18
Pontotoc	866	9	5	1
Prentiss	462	10	28	3
Quitman	275	1	0	0
Rankin	2337	38	101	10
Scott	1017	20	15	3
Sharkey	209	7	42	6
Simpson	822	31	62	15
Smith	415	13	54	8
Stone	225	6	23	2
Sunflower	1086	28	16	4
Tallahatchie	550	11	7	2
Tate	753	30	33	12
Tippah	411	14	1	0
Tishomingo	453	9	34	2
Tunica	367	7	12	2
Union	732	17	35	8
Walthall	519	22	65	11
Warren	1151	36	95	18
Washington	1739	45	59	14
Wayne	790	21	58	10
Webster	250	13	52	11
Wilkinson	227	14	8	4
Winston	637	16	40	11
Yalobusha	318	10	35	7
Yazoo	874	13	28	3
Total	69,986	2,011	4,186	864