MSDH reports 234 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths

The Mississippi Department of Health reported 234 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday.  There are now 9,908 confirmed cases in the state.

16 of the new cases reported Wednesday were in long-term care facilities. There are now 115 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. The health department considers a facility to outbreak if there are one or more cases among residents or staff.

22 new deaths are also being reported today. One of the deaths reported was in Oktibbeha County. Seven of those deaths are from death certificate investigations between April 25 and May 3. Statewide, there have been 457 coronavirus deaths.

In the WCBI viewing area:

• Calhoun County
  • 58 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths (total)
  • 23 LTC facility cases
  • 4 LTC facility deaths
• Chickasaw County
  • 94 cases (total)
  • 10 deaths (total)
  • 25 LTC facility cases
  • 6 LTC facility deaths
• Choctaw County
  • 16 cases (total)
  • 2 death (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Clay County
  • 68 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Itawamba County
  • 70 cases (total)
  • 7 deaths (total)
  • 33 LTC facility cases
  • 6 LTC facility deaths
• Lafayette County
  • 101 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths (total)
  • 36 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Lee County
  • 81 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths (total)
  • 5 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Lowndes County
  • 91 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths (total)
  • 7 LTC facility cases
  • 2 LTC facility death
• Monroe County
  • 202 cases (total)
  • 21 deaths (total)
  • 92 LTC facility cases
  • 19 LTC facility deaths
• Montgomery County
  • 69 cases (total)
  • 1 death (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Noxubee County
  • 117 cases (total)
  • 2 death (total)
  • 9 LTC facility cases
  • 2 LTC facility deaths
• Oktibbeha County
  • 91 cases (total)
  • 5 deaths (total)
  • 27 LTC facility cases
  • 3 LTC facility deaths
• Pontotoc County
  • 23 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths (total)
  • 3 LTC facility case
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Prentiss County
  • 36 cases (total)
  • 2 death (total)
  • 22 LTC facility cases
  • 2 LTC facility death
• Tishomingo County
  • 10 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths (total)
  • 1 LTC facility case
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Union County
  • 54 cases (total)
  • 4 death (total)
  • 15 LTC facility cases
  • 3 LTC facility deaths
• Webster County
  • 22 cases (total)
  • 1 death (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Winston County
  • 67 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Yalobusha County
  • 36 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths

450 people are currently hospitalized with coronavirus.

The health department estimated over 4,000 Mississippians has recovered from the virus. Over 96,000people in the state have been tested for COVID-19.