209 new cases of coronavirus, 8 new deaths reported in Mississippi

5,434 Mississippians have tested positive for COVID-19.

209 have died from the virus.

The Mississippi State Department of Health released the numbers Friday morning.

There were 281 new cases and eight new deaths.

Many counties in the viewing saw an increase in cases.

• Calhoun County
• • 46 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths
  • 22 LTC facility cases
• Chickasaw County
• • 53 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths
  • 16 LTC facility cases
• Choctaw County
• • 13 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Clay County
• • 29 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Itawamba County
• • 32 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 13 LTC facility cases
• Lee County
• • 70 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths
  • 4 LTC facility cases
• Lowndes County
• • 38 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths
  • 2 LTC facility cases
• Monroe County
• • 117 cases (total)
  • 9 deaths
  • 49 LTC facility cases
• Montgomery County
• • 17 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Noxubee County
• • 35 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Oktibbeha County
• • 46 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths
  • 6 LTC facility cases
• Pontotoc County
• • 18 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths
  • 1 LTC facility case
• Prentiss County
• • 29 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 17 LTC facility cases
• Tishomingo County
• • 7 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Union County
• • 14 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 1 LTC facility case
• Webster County
• • 17 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Winston County
• • 38 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Yalobusha County
• • 17 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases

Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe, and Oktibbeha Counties have all reported deaths in long-term care facilities.

State-wide, 401 people are in the hospital because of the coronavirus.

In west Alabama, the increases have not been so drastic.

There are more than 5,800 positive cases in Alabama, and 197 people have died.