COVID-19 cases top 125,000 in MS, two MS Gulf Coast counties report deaths
Mississippi reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, with total cases statewide now topping 125,000, the Mississippi State Health Department reports.
The state reported 1,031 COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing total cases to 125,885. An additional 15 deaths were reported, with one each in Harrison and Jackson counties.
Deaths now total 3,434 since the pandemic began in March in Mississippi.
South Mississippi reported 234 new cases. The seven-day average of new cases in South Mississippi jumped to almost 150.6, resembling the higher counts of summer before Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statewide mask mandate.
Reeves mandated masks statewide on Aug. 4 but ended the mandate Sept. 30, when infections and hospitalizations had gone down. Since then, the governor’s strategy has been to enforce a mask mandate only in counties where cases are highest, including Jackson County on the Coast.
Total cases in South Mississippi stand at 15,242, with 322 deaths.
Total cases Saturday by South Mississippi county are:
George — 1,092 cases (15 new)
Hancock — 965 cases (16 new)
Harrison — 6,051 cases (112 new)
Jackson —5,316 cases (68 new)
Pearl River — 1,264 cases (9 new)
Stone — 554 cases (14 new)
Friday, Nov. 6
South Mississippi has 15,008 cases of the coronavirus, with 173 new cases added Friday in a health department report.
The death toll from the pandemic now stands at 320 in South Mississippi, after 2 more in Hancock and Jackson counties were added following review of prior death certificates.
Three of the six counties in South Mississippi are in the top 15 of high cases in Mississippi from Oct. 12-26:
- 10th — George County had 122 new cases, 498 cases per 100,000
- 14th — Harrison County had 866 new cases, 416 per 100,000
- 15th — Jackson County had 611 new cases, 425 per 100,000
Mississippi State Department of Health reported 967 new cases and 14 deaths Friday. The seven-day average is at 788 cases per day after dropping to 665 earlier in the week.
The state has the 12th highest positivity rate in the country Friday, with 13.9 percent of those tested for the coronavirus testing positive.
Since the pandemic began, Mississippi has 124,854 cases and 3,419 deaths.
Total cases by South Mississippi county are:
George — 1,077 (9 new)
Hancock — 949 (16 new)
Harrison — 5,939 (71 new)
Jackson — 5,248 (64 new)
Pearl River — 1,255 (4 new)
Stone — 540 (9 new)
Thursday, Nov. 5
Mississippi on Thursday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases since July 30 — 1,612 — and South Mississippi had its highest number of new cases since July 29, with 311 cases reported Thursday.
The State Health Department also reported 8 new deaths, with two of those deaths in South Mississippi. One death each for reported for Pearl River and Hancock counties.
The health department reported 1,775 cases July 30 and South Mississippi reported 349 new cases July 29, the last time COVID-19 numbers were higher.
This is third worst day for new coronavirus cases statewide and the second-highest number of new cases for South Mississippi since the pandemic hit the state March 11.
Hospitalization numbers appeared stable, but generally lag new cases reported.
The total number of cases in Mississippi now stands at 123,877 with 3,405 deaths. Thursday’s numbers bring the seven-day average of new cases to 757.14.
Total cases by county in South Mississippi are:
George — 1,068 (24 new)
Hancock — 933 (12 new)
Harrison — 5,858 (140 new)
Jackson — 5,184 (107 new)
Pearl River — 1,251 (19 new)
Stone — 531 (9 new)
Wednesday, Nov. 4
Mississippi’s department of health reported 766 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths on Wednesday, including two in South Mississippi.
The two deaths in the state’s southernmost six counties included one in George County and one in Jackson County.
The new death in Jackson County brings the year’s total there to 100 — the most on the Coast.
The seven-day average for new cases of the coronavirus in South Mississippi dipped below 100 for the first time since in Oct. 5. With 124 new cases on Wednesday, the average now stands at 99.14.
The seven-day average for the state is now 665.43 — a drop from 786.57 on Oct. 29.
As of Nov. 2, there were 576 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi hospitals. Of that number, 168 were in intensive care.
There were another 96 people in hospitals with suspected cases of COVID-19.
The total number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Mississippi this year is 3,397.
Total cases by county in South Mississippi are:
George — 1,044 (0 new)
Hancock — 921 (4 new)
Harrison — 5,728 (47 new)
Jackson — 5,077 (53 new)
Pearl River — 1,232 (9 new)
Stone — 522 (3 new)
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Election Day brought record lines at the polling places and the most new deaths reported in a single day in Mississippi since the coronavirus pandemic began nearly eight months ago.
Nine deaths was the previous high for a day, reported on Aug. 26.
Eight of the new deaths were in Jackson County, with 7 reported between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 and 1 from review of a prior death certificate. Harrison County added 2 deaths and Hancock and Pearl River counties each had 1 additional death.
Of the 314 total deaths in South Mississippi, Jackson County now has 99 deaths, followed by Harrison County with 91, Pearl River with 61, Hancock with 31, George with 20 and Stone with 14.
Another 127 new cases were reported in South Mississippi Tuesday, bringing the total to 14,400.
The seven-day average for South Mississippi fell to 116 per day on Tuesday, the lowest since Oct. 14.
Across Mississippi, 644 new cases and 36 deaths were reported by the Mississippi State Health Department Tuesday. That brings the total to 121,509 cases and 3,384 deaths., with 105,839 presumed recoveries through Nov. 1.
Total cases by county in South Mississippi are:
George — 1,044 (7 new)
Hancock — 917 (7 new)
Harrison — 5,681 (43 new)
Jackson — 5,024 (46 new)
Pearl River — 1,215 (8 new)
Stone — 519 (6 new)
Monday, Nov. 2
For the first time in two weeks, no new COVID-19 deaths were reported Monday in Mississippi.
There were 365 new cases reported statewide by the health department, bringing the total since March 11 to 120,865 cases, 3,348 deaths and 101,385 presumed recoveries.
South Mississippi had 49 new cases reported Monday, which dropped the seven-day average to 130 cases per day. That’s the lowest level since Oct. 23. The average climbed to a high of 205 per day on Oct. 28 in the six southern counties.
As cases began to climb in mid-October, Gov. Tate Reeves restored the mask mandate in Jackson County effective Oct. 21 and in Harrison County on Oct. 28.
Jackson County had 272 cases over the last seven days compared to 285 cases the previous seven days.
The decrease was more dramatic in Harrison County, which had 249 new cases in the last seven days compared to 428 new cases the previous week.
South Mississippi has a total of 14,273 and 304 deaths since the pandemic began.
Total cases by county are:
George — 1,037 (0 new)
Hancock— 900 (2 new)
Harrison — 5,638 (13 new)
Jackson — 4,978 (26 new)
Pearl River—1207 (5 new)
Stone— 513 (3 new)
Sunday
Mississippi had 340 new cases and 14 additional deaths, 3 of them on the Coast, reported Sunday.
That puts the totals statewide at 120,500 cases and 3,348 deaths.
Harrison County had 2 deaths and Hancock County 1 additional death, putting the toll at 304 deaths in South Mississippi
South Mississippi added 36 new cases of the coronavirus — the lowest in nearly a month — in Sunday’s report from the Mississippi State Department of Health. The total now stands at and 14,224 cases.
Totals by county are:
George — 1,037 (2 new)
Hancock— 898 (6 new)
Harrison —5,625 (10 new)
Jackson — 4,952 (12 new)
Pearl River—1,202 (3 new)
Stone— 510 (3 new)
This story was originally published November 6, 2020 at 11:34 AM.