MSDH Reports 516 new COVID-19 cases as of Monday

JACKSON, MISS. (WCBI) – The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 516 new COVID-19 cases.

In a bit of positive news, no new deaths are being reported today.

710 people remain hospitalized with confirmed or suspected symptoms.

177 of those patients are in I.C.U.’s across the state.

A majority of the cases continue to be in the 25-39 age group in Mississippi.

More than 2,500 of the people that have died in the state were over the age of 65.

Over 105,000 people are presumed to have recovered.

This means there are about 16,600 presumed active cases in the state.