259 new cases of COVID-19, 8 new deaths reported in Mississippi

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 259 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths Thursday morning.

In the WCBI viewing area:

• Calhoun County
  • 43 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths
  • 19 LTC facility cases
• Chickasaw County
  • 52 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths
  • 16 LTC facility cases
• Choctaw County
  • 13 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Clay County
  • 28 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Itawamba County
  • 30 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 11 LTC facility cases
• Lafayette County
  • 81 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths
  • 10 LTC facility cases
• Lee County
  • 66 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths
  • 4 LTC facility cases
• Lowndes County
  • 36 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 2 LTC facility cases
• Monroe County
  • 109 cases (total)
  • 9 deaths
  • 44 LTC facility cases
• Montgomery County
  • 16 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Noxubee County
  • 29 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Oktibbeha County
  • 45 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
  • 5 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Union County
  • 14 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Webster County
  • 16 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Winston County
  • 37 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Yalobusha County
  • 17 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases

Women and African Americans have the highest number of cases in the state.

Of the cases investigated, nearly 21 percent required the person to be hospitalized.

More than 53,000 people have been tested.