MSDH reports 248 new cases of COVID-19, 10 new deaths

The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting 248 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday.

The total number of cases is now at 6,342.

10 new deaths were also reported. Mississippi now has 239 coronavirus deaths.

• Calhoun County
  • 50 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths
  • 23 LTC facility cases
• Chickasaw County
  • 67 cases (total)
  • 6 deaths
  • 22 LTC facility cases
• Choctaw County
  • 13 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Clay County
  • 33 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Itawamba County
  • 51 cases (total)
  • 2 death
  • 28 LTC facility cases
• Lee County
  • 71 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths
  • 5 LTC facility cases
• Lowndes County
  • 49 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths
  • 3 LTC facility cases
• Monroe County
  • 153 cases (total)
  • 12 deaths
  • 76 LTC facility cases
• Montgomery County
  • 19 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Noxubee County
  • 55 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 8 LTC facility cases
• Oktibbeha County
  • 48 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths
  • 6 LTC facility cases
• Pontotoc County
  • 18 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths
  • 1 LTC facility case
• Prentiss County
  • 31 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 19 LTC facility cases
• Tishomingo County
  • 7 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 1 LTC facility cases
• Union County
  • 16 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 1 LTC facility case
• Webster County
  • 17 cases (total)
  • 1 death
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Winston County
  • 41 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases
• Yalobusha County
  • 19 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths
  • 0 LTC facility cases

58% of confirmed cases are women.

Over 64,000 Mississippians have been tested for the virus through the state health department and private labs.

In Alabama, there are over 6,600 cases of COVID-19.

In the WCBI viewing area, Pickens County has 47 confirmed cases, while Lamar County has 10.