3 more COVID-19 deaths added Saturday in South MS brings weekly total to 15
Three more COVID-19 deaths added Saturday brings the toll to 15 deaths in the last week and 263 total.
The additional deaths from Sept. 23 through Oct. 9 were in George, Hancock and Stone counties. Deaths by county now are 79 in Harrison, 74 in Jackson, 54 in Pearl River, 26 in Hancock, 16 in George and 14 in Stone.
Mississippi Health Department reported 152 new cases in South Mississippi Saturday. Over the past seven days there have been 779 new cases reported in South Mississippi compared to 546 cases the prior week.
The seven-day average now is 111 average cases a day, rising from 64 on Oct. 1.
Across the state, Mississippi had 957 new cases and 16 deaths reported Saturday. Totals now are 104,638 cases and 3,096 deaths.
The number of people hospitalized in the state with confirmed cases of the coronavirus has increased by more than 100 in the last five days — 498 on Oct 8 compared to 393 on Oct. 3. Those in intensive care and on ventilators remains level.
South Mississippi has 11,346 cases since March 11.
Total cases by county are:
George — 867 (7 new)
Hancock — 687 (15 new)
Harrison — 4,370 (70 new)
Jackson — 4,002 (46 new)
Pearl River — 1,001 (11 new)
Stone — 419 (3 new)
Friday
The state’s health department reported Friday another 108 cases of COVID-19 in South Mississippi and no new deaths
So far in October, 14 new deaths from the virus have been in South Mississippi, bringing the the total number of deaths here to 260.
There were 108 new cases in the six southern counties Friday, pushing the total to 11,194 since March.
Mississippi had 862 new cases and 6 deaths Friday, pushing the total to 103,681 cases and 3,080 deaths.
Total cases in South Mississippi are:
George — 860 (4 new)
Hancock — 672 (9 new)
Harrison — 4,300 (43 new)
Jackson — 3,956 (39 new)
Pearl River — 990 (9 new)
Stone — 416 (8 new)
Free testing
Coastal Family Health Center and The Salvation Army Kroc Center Mississippi Gulf Coast are partnering to provide free drive-thru COVID-19 testing once a month until the end of the year.
CFHC’s medical mobile unit will conduct COVID-19 testing with no out-of-pocket expense to patients at the Kroc Center, 575 Division St. in Biloxi.
Testing will be available from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 8, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10.
For more information, call 1-877-374-4991 (CFHC) or 228-207-1218 (Kroc Center).
Thursday
Eight days into October and South Mississippi has seen 14 additional deaths from the coronavirus.
Four more were added in Thursday’s report from Mississippi Department of Health, following 5 deaths reported Wednesday. None of the 4 new deaths was from the review of a prior death certificates.
Jackson County had 2 new deaths and Harrison and Hancock counties one each, bringing the total deaths in South Mississippi to 260.
There were 128 new cases in the six southern counties Thursday, pushing the total to 11,086 since March.
Mississippi had 578 new cases and 23 deaths Thursday, with 10 of those deaths from the review of death certificate reports between Aug. 19 and Sept. 29.
Of the 3,074 deaths in Mississippi 1,246 — or 41% — were in long-term care facilities.
The seven-day average dropped slightly Thursday in the state to 562 and rose slightly to 110 in South Mississippi.
Total cases in South Mississippi are:
George — 856 (10 new)
Hancock — 663 (15 new)
Harrison — 4,257 (53 new)
Jackson — 3,917 (35 new)
Pearl River — 982 (9 new)
Stone — 411 (6 new)
Wednesday
The seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi continued its gradual climb on Wednesday — a day after the state reported its largest single-day case load since Aug. 22.
The state’s health department announced 563 new cases on Wednesday, putting the seven-day average at 578.71.
The state’s southernmost six counties reported 109 of those new cases, pushing the seven-day average for the region to 107.86. That figure was 41.43 on Sept. 18.
Of the 24 new deaths reported by the state on Wednesday, five were in South Mississippi — two in Hancock, two in Harrison and one in Jackson County.
As of Oct. 5, hospitalized Mississippians with confirmed cases of COVID-19 had climbed from 393 on Oct. 3 to 455 on Oct. 5. There were another 133 hospitalized with suspected cases.
COVID-19 cases in South Mississippi:
George — 846 (1 new)
Hancock — 648 (50 new)
Harrison — 4,204 (32 new)
Jackson — 3,882 (34 new)
Pearl River — 973 (7 new)
Stone — 405 (8 new)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
The latest coronavirus case report from the Mississippi State Department of Health was released after 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The six southern counties added 205 new cases — with 57 new cases in Harrison County and 94 in Jackson County. There were 2 news deaths reported, one in Jackson County, and one in Hancock County that occurred Sept. 17 and was identified from a death certificate report.
That puts the seven-day average in South Mississippi to over 100 new cases a day for the first time since late August.
South Mississippi has 10,849 total cases and 251 deaths.
The Health Department reported 975 cases statewide and 14 deaths, bringing the total to 101,678 cases and 3,027 since the pandemic began in March. Estimated recoveries from COVID-19 are 90,577.
Gov. Tate Reeves said on Sept. 30, when he lifted the mask mandate, that the state peaked July 26 with 1,382 cases per day on 7 day average. The average now is 577.
The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus climbed from 393 to 455 between Oct. 3 and 5.
ICU capacity peaked at 337, Reeves said, and is now 125. The number of patients on ventilators peaked at 198, he said, and is now 58.
Total cases by county are:
George — 845 (23 new)
Hancock — 639 (15 new)
Harrison — 4,154(57 new)
Jackson — 3,848 (94 new)
Pearl River — 966 (14 new)
Stone — 397 (2 new)
Coastal Family Health Center and The Salvation Army Kroc Center Mississippi Gulf Coast will provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at the Kroc Center, 575 Division St., Biloxi.
CFHC’s medical mobile unit will conduct tests with no out-of-pocket expense to patients. Those experiencing symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose and loss of smell or taste can drive-thru to be tested. Additional dates are Nov. 12 and Dec.10. Details: 877-374-4991 or 228-207-1218.
Monday, Oct. 5
On Monday, Mississippi reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time in two weeks.
The state reported 215 new cases, including 45 in the southernmost six counties.
Harrison and Jackson counties continued to lead the Coast in numbers of new cases, with 20 and 15 respectively.
Monday’s report also included cases and deaths by age group updated from the past week.
The total number of cases among Mississippians under age 18 rose from 10,524 as of Sept. 27 to 11,008 as of Oct. 4. The majority of those cases, 6,366, affected children ages 11 to 17.
On the Coast, two schools are currently under total quarantine following large numbers of students testing positive for COVID-19 and quarantining due to possible exposure. Students at Long Beach Middle School and Hancock High School will both learn virtually until Oct. 14.
Here are total cases by county:
George — 822 (2 new)
Hancock — 624 (2 new)
Harrison — 4,097 (20 new)
Jackson — 3,754 (18 new)
Pearl River — 952 (0 new)
Stone — 395 (6 new)
Sunday, Oct. 4
Mississippi reported 321 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths on Sunday, bringing the total to 100,488 cases and 3,013 deaths.
Neither of the two new deaths, one of which occurred before Sept. 3 and was identified from a death certificate report, took place in south Mississippi.
The number of cases reported on weekends tends to be lower than on weekdays because some labs are closed. Sunday’s number of new cases was the highest figure for a Sunday since Sept. 6, when there were 410 new cases.
Total cases by county are:
George — 820 (0 new)
Hancock — 622 (5 new)
Harrison — 4,077 (18 new)
Jackson — 3,739 (2 new)
Pearl River — 952 (6 new)
Stone — 389 (1 new)
This story was originally published October 5, 2020 at 11:38 AM.
