161 new cases of COVID-19 reported, state total at 2,942

There are almost 3,000 positive COVID-19 cases in Mississippi.

The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting 161 new cases Monday, bringing the state total to 2,942.

Cases for Northeast Mississippi:

• Calhoun County – 24 cases
• Chickasaw County – 30 cases (2 deaths)
• Choctaw County – 11 cases (1 death)
• Clay County – 20 cases
• Itawamba County – 9 cases
• Lafayette County – 30 cases (1 death)
• Lee County – 46 cases (4 deaths)
• Lowndes County – 25 cases
• Monroe County – 37 cases (2 deaths)
• Montgomery County – 15 cases (1 death)
• Noxubee County – 6 cases
• Oktibbeha County – 37 cases (1 death)
• Pontotoc County – 15 cases (1 death)
• Prentiss County – 14 cases
• Tishomingo County – 2 cases
• Webster County – 14 cases (1 death)
• Winston County – 20 cases
• Yalobusha County – 14 cases

Two new deaths were also reported, bringing the total coronavirus deaths to 98.

549 people are currently hospitalized with the virus.

20,370 have been tested for COVID-19 by the Mississippi Department of Health and private labs.