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The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 10.
One of the new cases is a patient in Pearl River County, the health department said in a tweet.
There are no confirmed cases of new coronavirus yet in the three coastal counties.
Coast schools are closed through March 20 as a precaution.
In Louisiana, there have been two deaths and 91 cases, more than both Taiwan and Texas. There are 13 cases in Alabama.
Ninety people have been tested in Mississippi as of Friday, with 10 positive results.
Across the country, cases have topped 3,100, with 62 deaths.
Total Mississippi cases:
March 15 - Pearl River County - No details
March 15 - Hinds County - 2 cases, no details
March 15 - Copiah County - No details
March 13 - Pearl River County - Woman over 65 in hospital
March 13 - Copiah County - No details
March 13 - Leflore County - Woman in home isolation
March 13 - Forrest County - Man in home isolation
March 13 - Forrest County - Woman over 65 in hospital
March 11 - Forrest County - Man in home isolation
There have been no COVID-19-related deaths in Mississippi as of Sunday afternoon.
Four new COVID-19 cases in Missisippi have been identified in weekend testing. The new cases are in Pearl River, Hinds and Copiah counties, bringing the state total to 10. Summary and map of all cases to date are on our website at https://t.co/QP8mlJ41ANpic.twitter.com/9kHmCq8sbT
Justin Mitchell is the Sun Herald senior news editor and works on McClatchy’s audience engagement and development team. He also reports on LGBTQ issues in the Deep South, particularly focusing on Mississippi.
