MSHD reports 374 COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths

There were 374 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi on Wednesday. Those new cases brought the state’s total to 18,483 cases.

21 deaths were also reported Wednesday, including a death in Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster and Winston counties. Four of those deaths were from death certificate investigations, including two deaths in Lee County.

Statewide, there have been 868 coronavirus-related deaths. The majority of deaths were in the 70-79 age range.

The health department estimated about 13,000 people have recovered from the virus in the state. That means there are about 5,100 active COVID-19 cases currently.

Mississippi: 

• Calhoun County
  • 75 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths (total)
• Chickasaw County
  • 158 cases (total)
  • 15 deaths (total)
• Choctaw County
  • 62 cases (total)
  • 2 death (total)
• Clay County
  • 145 cases (total)
  • 5 deaths (total)
• Itawamba County
  • 96 cases (total)
  • 8 deaths (total)
• Lafayette County
  • 161 cases (total)
  • 4 deaths (total)
• Lee County
  • 261 cases (total)
  • 11 deaths (total)
• Lowndes County
  • 290 cases (total)
  • 9 deaths (total)
• Monroe County
  • 290 cases (total)
  • 25 deaths (total)
• Montgomery County
  • 88 cases (total)
  • 1 death (total)
• Neshoba County
  • 821 cases (total)
  • 49 deaths (total)
• Noxubee County
  • 209 cases (total)
  • 6 death (total)
• Oktibbeha County
  • 327 cases (total)
  • 16 deaths (total)
• Pontotoc County
  • 64 cases (total)
  • 3 deaths (total)
• Prentiss County
  • 63 cases (total)
  • 3 death (total)
• Tishomingo County
  • 43 cases (total)
  • 0 deaths (total)
• Union County
  • 93 cases (total)
  • 7 deaths (total)
• Webster County
  • 99 cases (total)
  • 8 deaths (total)
• Winston County
  • 139 cases (total)
  • 2 deaths (total)
• Yalobusha County
  • 128 cases (total)
  • 7 deaths (total)

Alabama: 

• Lamar County
  • 30 confirmed cases
  • 0 deaths
• Pickens County
  • 128 confirmed cases
  • 6 deaths