Mississippi COVID-19 numbers rise above 1,000

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – The number of new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi skyrockets today.

State health officials report 1,348 new cases today, along with 36 deaths.

Nearly 1,100 people are hospitalized with confirmed or suspected coronavirus symptoms.

284 patients remain in I.C.U. and 163 of them are on a ventilator.

In our region, Lee County continues to see the most new cases with 64 today.

Monroe has 25, Lafayette 21, Pontotoc has 18 and Webster has 17.