MSDH reports 268 new COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths

There are 268 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi Tuesday. The new positives brought the state’s total to 16,020.

28 coronavirus-related deaths were also reported Tuesday. A death in Chickasaw, Webster, and Yalobusha counties each was included.

10 of those deaths were from death certificate investigations between May 6-27.  A death in Chickasaw, Lee, and Union counties each was included in those death certificate investigations.

There are now 767 total coronavirus deaths in the state.

MSDH estimated about 11,000 people in the state have recovered from the virus.

In the WCBI viewing area:

Mississippi: 

• Calhoun County
  • 67 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths (total)
  • 23 LTC facility cases
  • 4 LTC facility deaths
• Chickasaw County
  • 137 cases (total)
  • 14 deaths (total)
  • 34 LTC facility cases
  • 9 LTC facility deaths
• Choctaw County
  • 47 cases (total)
  • 2 death (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Clay County
  • 115 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Itawamba County
  • 89 cases (total)
  • 7 deaths (total)
  • 34 LTC facility cases
  • 6 LTC facility deaths
• Lafayette County
  • 141 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths (total)
  • 39 LTC facility cases
  • 1 LTC facility deaths
• Lee County
  • 165 cases (total)
  • 7 deaths (total)
  • 22  LTC facility cases
  • 1 LTC facility deaths
• Lowndes County
  • 230 cases (total)
  • 9 deaths (total)
  • 19 LTC facility cases
  • 5 LTC facility death
• Monroe County
  • 265 cases (total)
  • 25 deaths (total)
  • 92 LTC facility cases
  • 22 LTC facility deaths
• Montgomery County
  • 85 cases (total)
  • 1 death (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Noxubee County
  • 191 cases (total)
  • 6 death (total)
  • 14 LTC facility cases
  • 3 LTC facility deaths
• Oktibbeha County
  • 253 cases (total)
  • 14 deaths (total)
  • 72 LTC facility cases
  • 10 LTC facility deaths
• Pontotoc County
  • 43 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths (total)
  • 3 LTC facility case
  • 1 LTC facility deaths
• Prentiss County
  • 51 cases (total)
  • 3 death (total)
  • 22 LTC facility cases
  • 3 LTC facility deaths
• Tishomingo County
  • 34 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths (total)
  • 1 LTC facility case
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Union County
  • 87 cases (total)
  • 7 death (total)
  • 20 LTC facility cases
  • 6 LTC facility deaths
• Webster County
  • 67 cases (total)
  • 3 death (total)
  • 18 LTC facility cases
  • 2 LTC facility deaths
• Winston County
  • 121 cases (total)
  • 1 death (total)
  • 0 LTC facility cases
  • 0 LTC facility deaths
• Yalobusha County
  • 96 cases (total)
  • 6 death (total)
  • 26 LTC facility cases
  • 6 LTC facility death

Alabama: 

• Lamar County
  • 26 confirmed cases
  • 0 deaths
• Pickens County
  • 121 confirmed cases
  • 5 deaths