JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi reported its largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases on Friday, August 20.
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 5,048 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 54 additional deaths.
This brings the state’s total number of cases to 406,249 with 7,991 deaths.
MSDH leaders said monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment can prevent severe COVID-19 illness. If you test positive for COVID-19, call the Mississippi COVID-19 Hotline for mAb treatment information: 1-877-978-6453.
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 | 3853 | 98 | 83 | 17 |
Alcorn | 4245 | 78 | 129 | 20 |
Amite | 1619 | 46 | 57 | 9 |
Attala | 2759 | 78 | 187 | 36 |
Benton | 1208 | 25 | 47 | 10 |
Bolivar | 5418 | 139 | 237 | 33 |
Calhoun | 2153 | 35 | 36 | 6 |
Carroll | 1419 | 33 | 51 | 10 |
Chickasaw | 2461 | 60 | 61 | 15 |
Choctaw | 1005 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
Claiborne | 1165 | 32 | 46 | 9 |
Clarke | 2318 | 81 | 124 | 31 |
Clay | 2403 | 56 | 41 | 5 |
Coahoma | 3385 | 88 | 132 | 12 |
Copiah | 3673 | 71 | 101 | 12 |
Covington | 3536 | 86 | 142 | 39 |
De Soto | 25652 | 296 | 119 | 26 |
Forrest | 11194 | 184 | 278 | 58 |
Franklin | 980 | 26 | 41 | 5 |
George | 3640 | 58 | 61 | 9 |
Greene | 1737 | 39 | 57 | 6 |
Grenada | 3037 | 91 | 154 | 32 |
Hancock | 5782 | 92 | 71 | 15 |
Harrison | 26670 | 357 | 509 | 72 |
Hinds | 27441 | 500 | 830 | 137 |
Holmes | 2260 | 77 | 106 | 20 |
Humphreys | 1106 | 34 | 34 | 9 |
Issaquena | 181 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Itawamba | 3609 | 83 | 135 | 24 |
Jackson | 19371 | 275 | 265 | 37 |
Jasper | 2747 | 49 | 44 | 2 |
Jefferson | 800 | 30 | 41 | 7 |
Jefferson Davis | 1425 | 35 | 9 | 1 |
Jones | 11039 | 180 | 227 | 43 |
Kemper | 1219 | 31 | 46 | 9 |
Lafayette | 7191 | 128 | 190 | 55 |
Lamar | 8896 | 95 | 54 | 12 |
Lauderdale | 9904 | 254 | 458 | 102 |
Lawrence | 1724 | 28 | 27 | 2 |
Leake | 3409 | 77 | 92 | 16 |
Lee | 12359 | 189 | 223 | 43 |
Leflore | 4047 | 129 | 239 | 55 |
Lincoln | 4571 | 121 | 198 | 40 |
Lowndes | 8537 | 156 | 266 | 64 |
Madison | 12520 | 241 | 405 | 70 |
Marion | 3410 | 86 | 160 | 24 |
Marshall | 5155 | 108 | 65 | 15 |
Monroe | 5202 | 140 | 191 | 55 |
Montgomery | 1472 | 47 | 54 | 9 |
Neshoba | 5675 | 183 | 209 | 59 |
Newton | 3192 | 66 | 87 | 15 |
Noxubee | 1540 | 36 | 37 | 6 |
Oktibbeha | 5884 | 102 | 227 | 36 |
Panola | 5266 | 112 | 104 | 15 |
Pearl River | 6750 | 169 | 204 | 40 |
Perry | 1593 | 41 | 23 | 9 |
Pike | 4439 | 118 | 136 | 37 |
Pontotoc | 5039 | 80 | 86 | 13 |
Prentiss | 3595 | 64 | 100 | 15 |
Quitman | 927 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Rankin | 18502 | 312 | 472 | 65 |
Scott | 3914 | 82 | 116 | 19 |
Sharkey | 567 | 20 | 45 | 8 |
Simpson | 3705 | 97 | 160 | 20 |
Smith | 2125 | 40 | 68 | 8 |
Stone | 2935 | 40 | 85 | 14 |
Sunflower | 3806 | 97 | 124 | 20 |
Tallahatchie | 1986 | 45 | 50 | 7 |
Tate | 3731 | 89 | 80 | 19 |
Tippah | 3713 | 74 | 120 | 14 |
Tishomingo | 2653 | 71 | 102 | 27 |
Tunica | 1280 | 29 | 18 | 2 |
Union | 4936 | 80 | 132 | 23 |
Walthall | 1735 | 52 | 69 | 13 |
Warren | 5618 | 132 | 172 | 38 |
Washington | 6067 | 142 | 193 | 41 |
Wayne | 3457 | 53 | 79 | 12 |
Webster | 1511 | 32 | 62 | 12 |
Wilkinson | 892 | 33 | 25 | 5 |
Winston | 2607 | 86 | 130 | 39 |
Yalobusha | 1919 | 43 | 82 | 22 |
Yazoo | 3783 | 82 | 149 | 20 |
Total | 406,249 | 7,991 | 10,880 | 2,031 |
Estimated Recoveries
Presumed COVID-19 cases recovered, estimated weekly (does not include cases still under investigation).
MSDH has more information about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine on its website.