8,356 new coronavirus cases, 17 additional deaths in Mississippi reported on Wednesday

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 8,356 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 17 additional deaths. The new cases were reported to MSDH by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12.

This brings the state’s total number of cases to 625,328 with 10,606 deaths.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case and deaths totals may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	5531	125	89	18
Alcorn	7348	120	131	20
Amite	2472	59	57	9
Attala	3883	90	190	36
Benton	1827	42	47	10
Bolivar	7496	155	240	33
Calhoun	3481	52	44	7
Carroll	2135	42	52	11
Chickasaw	4058	79	61	15
Choctaw	1572	27	12	0
Claiborne	1726	41	46	9
Clarke	3349	96	132	32
Clay	4059	78	41	5
Coahoma	5383	114	138	14
Copiah	5639	95	109	15
Covington	5632	98	152	39
De Soto	40994	460	129	27
Forrest	16572	267	299	61
Franklin	1497	34	46	5
George	5730	80	73	9
Greene	2477	50	61	6
Grenada	4469	113	157	32
Hancock	9250	140	95	21
Harrison	40700	572	560	80
Hinds	43895	665	857	140
Holmes	3564	94	109	20
Humphreys	1648	39	35	9
Issaquena	200	7	0	0
Itawamba	5627	114	136	24
Jackson	29475	397	306	41
Jasper	3916	66	46	2
Jefferson	1194	35	41	7
Jefferson Davis	2291	43	14	1
Jones	16464	250	271	45
Kemper	1700	42	50	10
Lafayette	11309	149	202	57
Lamar	13178	140	60	12
Lauderdale	14687	324	499	108
Lawrence	2754	44	27	2
Leake	4948	92	102	17
Lee	21058	253	224	43
Leflore	6447	145	249	56
Lincoln	6404	139	210	41
Lowndes	13408	201	306	69
Madison	19238	289	416	72
Marion	5260	119	165	24
Marshall	8034	150	69	17
Monroe	8486	184	191	55
Montgomery	2401	58	66	10
Neshoba	7941	211	231	61
Newton	4490	85	89	15
Noxubee	2210	44	42	6
Oktibbeha	8524	141	271	40
Panola	8442	141	103	15
Pearl River	11369	245	223	42
Perry	2393	57	29	9
Pike	7294	159	178	44
Pontotoc	8160	117	87	13
Prentiss	6112	89	101	15
Quitman	1330	28	0	0
Rankin	28282	418	500	69
Scott	5547	101	119	19
Sharkey	733	21	45	8
Simpson	5524	120	167	20
Smith	3127	56	77	8
Stone	4173	67	94	14
Sunflower	5042	111	128	21
Tallahatchie	2676	53	50	7
Tate	5751	122	80	19
Tippah	5701	89	121	14
Tishomingo	4466	99	103	28
Tunica	2108	40	20	3
Union	7489	101	133	23
Walthall	2666	70	69	14
Warren	8221	181	175	38
Washington	8487	171	213	41
Wayne	4754	73	81	13
Webster	2456	51	66	14
Wilkinson	1457	40	25	6
Winston	3919	95	135	39
Yalobusha	3085	48	83	22
Yazoo	6533	94	152	20
Total	625,328	10,606	11,561	2,115