The Latest: Mississippi coronavirus deaths tie daily record high, new cases continue to climb
Published 4:27 pm Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Mississippi reported its highest daily coronavirus-related death count Wednesday, tying the record set the day prior, with more than 30 new deaths reported.
Mississippi’s death toll rose by 32 deaths, Wednesday, bringing the total deaths to 342. The state reported five of those deaths actually occurred days prior but were delayed in reporting.
The number of new cases reported was 217. That brings the total number of cases to 8,424 cases.
The highest daily cases reported was on Friday when 397 cases were recorded.
The seven-day average number of new cases stands at 264 per day.
The state reported that 163 deaths were of residents of long-term care facilities or nearly 44 percent of all deaths in the state.
On Wednesday the state reported 427 confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized. Another 191 suspected (but not yet confirmed by test) cases were also hospitalized, the state reported.
The state said 144 patients were in ICU beds and 79 required mechanical ventilation.
Here are the county by county numbers:
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
| Adams | 154 | 10 | 33 | 4 |
| Alcorn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amite | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Attala | 159 | 3 | 38 | 3 |
| Benton | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 115 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Calhoun | 57 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 102 | 3 | 39 | 2 |
| Chickasaw | 83 | 9 | 25 | 6 |
| Choctaw | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke | 68 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Clay | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Coahoma | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Copiah | 137 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Covington | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desoto | 310 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Forrest | 273 | 17 | 23 | 9 |
| Franklin | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | 41 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Hancock | 68 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Harrison | 187 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Hinds | 588 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| Holmes | 176 | 12 | 27 | 3 |
| Humphreys | 27 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Itawamba | 65 | 6 | 32 | 5 |
| Jackson | 271 | 10 | 39 | 2 |
| Jasper | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson Davis | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jones | 199 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Kemper | 80 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| Lafayette | 96 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Lamar | 127 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 448 | 40 | 111 | 25 |
| Lawrence | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leake | 257 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee | 73 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Leflore | 177 | 18 | 44 | 8 |
| Lincoln | 166 | 12 | 54 | 8 |
| Lowndes | 64 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Madison | 318 | 11 | 41 | 8 |
| Marion | 77 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Marshall | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe | 178 | 20 | 89 | 18 |
| Montgomery | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 254 | 11 | 27 | 3 |
| Newton | 113 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noxubee | 92 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Oktibbeha | 59 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Panola | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pearl River | 183 | 21 | 41 | 6 |
| Perry | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 159 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Pontotoc | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Prentiss | 33 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| Quitman | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 226 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott | 410 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Sharkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Smith | 92 | 6 | 23 | 3 |
| Stone | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallahatchie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tippah | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunica | 37 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 40 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Walthall | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren | 90 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Washington | 80 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Wayne | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Webster | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkinson | 72 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Winston | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yalobusha | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazoo | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8,424 | 374 | 1,008 | 163 |
For more detailed graphics on Mississippi’s coronavirus statistics, please visit:
https://magnoliastatelive.com/video-mississippis-coronavirus-case-by-the-numbers/
