Curve flattening? Mississippi’s newly reported coronavirus cases lower than average
Published 1:27 pm Thursday, August 6, 2020
Mississippi’s numbers of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases seemed to be plateauing at least a little based on Thursday’s latest statistics.
Unfortunately, reported deaths set another all-time high Thursday with 390 Mississippians dying from the virus over the last two weeks.
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 956 new coronavirus cases Thursday and 21 more deaths from the prior day.
In total, 64,400 cases have been found in the state. The state believes more than 42,000 of those cases have recovered.
A total of 1,825 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus.
The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 974 with Thursday’s update.
The 14-day, daily average also dropped to 1,168 cases per day.
Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. The data provided below is the most current available.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
| Adams | 602 | 25 | 46 | 12 |
| Alcorn | 382 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Amite | 220 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| Attala | 513 | 24 | 89 | 20 |
| Benton | 133 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolivar | 1163 | 33 | 47 | 9 |
| Calhoun | 400 | 9 | 23 | 4 |
| Carroll | 254 | 11 | 45 | 9 |
| Chickasaw | 441 | 19 | 35 | 11 |
| Choctaw | 130 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 399 | 13 | 43 | 9 |
| Clarke | 324 | 25 | 19 | 9 |
| Clay | 382 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Coahoma | 697 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
| Copiah | 941 | 28 | 30 | 4 |
| Covington | 607 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| De Soto | 3523 | 28 | 43 | 6 |
| Forrest | 1721 | 55 | 100 | 31 |
| Franklin | 116 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| George | 548 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Greene | 231 | 11 | 35 | 6 |
| Grenada | 830 | 21 | 76 | 12 |
| Hancock | 363 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Harrison | 2378 | 35 | 141 | 15 |
| Hinds | 5487 | 116 | 260 | 52 |
| Holmes | 863 | 48 | 97 | 20 |
| Humphreys | 282 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| Issaquena | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itawamba | 337 | 10 | 34 | 7 |
| Jackson | 2201 | 42 | 68 | 7 |
| Jasper | 381 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 194 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Jefferson Davis | 226 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Jones | 1842 | 58 | 169 | 35 |
| Kemper | 228 | 15 | 38 | 9 |
| Lafayette | 937 | 14 | 83 | 11 |
| Lamar | 1184 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| Lauderdale | 1390 | 90 | 205 | 56 |
| Lawrence | 306 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Leake | 779 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| Lee | 1332 | 32 | 77 | 15 |
| Leflore | 893 | 62 | 184 | 42 |
| Lincoln | 790 | 41 | 119 | 28 |
| Lowndes | 1039 | 35 * | 72 | 19 |
| Madison | 2387 | 63 | 180 | 32 |
| Marion | 638 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
| Marshall | 638 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Monroe | 747 | 51 * | 143 | 42 |
| Montgomery | 307 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Neshoba | 1278 | 91 | 108 | 35 |
| Newton | 535 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Noxubee | 444 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| Oktibbeha | 1090 | 37 | 176 | 24 |
| Panola | 980 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| Pearl River | 520 | 37 | 57 | 15 |
| Perry | 220 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pike | 877 | 34 | 72 | 16 |
| Pontotoc | 791 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Prentiss | 386 | 9 | 25 | 3 |
| Quitman | 240 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 2220 | 32 | 90 | 10 |
| Scott | 987 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| Sharkey | 190 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Simpson | 779 | 30 | 28 | 14 |
| Smith | 394 | 13 | 54 | 8 |
| Stone | 163 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sunflower | 967 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| Tallahatchie | 407 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Tate | 692 | 27 | 34 | 12 |
| Tippah | 325 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Tishomingo | 350 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Tunica | 317 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Union | 562 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| Walthall | 489 | 19 | 65 | 9 |
| Warren | 1007 | 31 | 90 | 14 |
| Washington | 1582 | 37 | 46 | 13 |
| Wayne | 749 | 21 | 57 | 10 |
| Webster | 216 | 12 | 52 | 11 |
| Wilkinson | 194 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Winston | 604 | 15 | 40 | 11 |
| Yalobusha | 307 | 10 | 35 | 7 |
| Yazoo | 807 | 12 | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 64,400 | 1,825 | 3,838 | 800 |
* Note: A death previously reported in Monroe County has been corrected to Lowndes County.
