1,025 new coronavirus cases, 18 additional deaths reported in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,025 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi. Eighteen additional deaths were also reported.

That brings the state’s total number of cases to 38,567 with 1,290 deaths.

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday.

County	Total
Forrest	1
Hancock	1
Hinds	1
Jackson	1
Lauderdale	1
Madison	1
Neshoba	1
Pike	2
Walthall	1
Washington	1

* 7 confirmed COVID-19 related deaths occurred between July 2 and July 7, identified from death certificate reports. The additional deaths were reported in the following counties:

County	Total
Adams	1
Claiborne	1
Grenada	1
Harrison	1
Jones	1
Lauderdale	1
Pike	1

Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported cases since March 11, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	392	21	44	11
Alcorn	123	2	1	1
Amite	124	3	13	2
Attala	394	24	89	19
Benton	58	0	1	0
Bolivar	463	18	42	6
Calhoun	187	5	23	4
Carroll	196	11	45	9
Chickasaw	313	19	35	11
Choctaw	79	4	0	0
Claiborne	322	12	43	9
Clarke	241	25	19	9
Clay	274	11	2	1
Coahoma	251	6	1	0
Copiah	696	16	30	3
Covington	473	5	3	0
Desoto	2112	20	23	5
Forrest	1105	44	95	29
Franklin	60	2	3	1
George	131	3	1	0
Greene	125	10	34	6
Grenada	647	13	52	7
Hancock	162	14	8	4
Harrison	1260	17	99	9
Hinds	3188	59	154	20
Holmes	614	42	98	20
Humphreys	184	10	18	6
Issaquena	11	1	0	0
Itawamba	163	8	34	7
Jackson	828	20	48	6
Jasper	301	6	1	0
Jefferson	135	3	2	0
Jefferson Davis	130	4	3	1
Jones	1266	51	157	34
Kemper	189	14	38	9
Lafayette	536	4	42	1
Lamar	625	7	3	2
Lauderdale	983	83	203	54
Lawrence	222	2	0	0
Leake	664	20	3	0
Lee	662	23	66	15
Leflore	588	56	175	41
Lincoln	544	36	115	27
Lowndes	569	17	29	8
Madison	1589	40	141	19
Marion	363	12	16	2
Marshall	310	4	11	1
Monroe	491	39	118	31
Montgomery	197	3	0	0
Neshoba	1059	78	106	31
Newton	384	10	6	1
Noxubee	286	9	15	3
Oktibbeha	644	28	132	18
Panola	517	6	3	1
Pearl River	323	32	50	12
Perry	99	4	0	0
Pike	537	24	42	11
Pontotoc	406	6	3	1
Prentiss	134	4	24	3
Quitman	111	1	0	0
Rankin	1234	20	61	6
Scott	843	15	15	2
Sharkey	54	0	1	0
Simpson	480	3	3	0
Smith	263	12	52	8
Stone	85	2	2	1
Sunflower	565	9	1	0
Tallahatchie	239	4	3	1
Tate	431	13	27	8
Tippah	154	11	0	0
Tishomingo	125	1	2	0
Tunica	129	3	12	2
Union	266	11 *	20	8
Walthall	292	10	31	4
Warren	616	22	39	9
Washington	806	15	24	4
Wayne	588	19	48	7
Webster	136	11	52	10
Wilkinson	107	9	5	2
Winston	314	13	39	10
Yalobusha	216	9	35	7
Yazoo	584	7	20	2
Total	38567	1290	3054	622
Total	38,567	1,290	3,054	622

* Note: A death previously reported in Union County was in error, and the county’s total deaths has been adjusted from 12 to 11.

Estimated Recoveries

Presumed COVID-19 cases recovered, estimated weekly (does not include cases still under investigation).

MSDH has more information about COVID-19 on its website.

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