State may see 1,000 more deaths before 2021, Dobbs says. Over 400 now dead in South MS
More than 400 South Mississippians have now died of the new coronavirus.
Saturday’s report by the State Department of Health showed 3 new deaths in Harrison, Hancock and Pearl River counties, bringing the total to 401.
“What would I do to save 1,000 lives? We may see an additional 1,000 deaths before the start of 2021,” State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs tweeted Saturday. “All preventable. I would do a lot. We collectively can save thousands of Mississippians throughout this rest of the pandemic.
“Yesterday 37 people died, many in their 30’s-50’s.”
The state reported 1,942 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, a slightly lower number after three straight days of over 2,000 new cases.
There were 33 new deaths statewide, including 9 identified from a review of death certificates between Oct. 22 and Nov. 25, including the two in Harrison and Hancock counties.
The South Mississippi totals are:
George County - 1,393 (10 new)
Hancock County - 1,341 (13 new)
Harrison County - 7,732 (108 new)
Jackson County - 6,808 (34 new)
Pearl River County - 1,709 (28 new)
Stone County - 859 (8 new)
Friday, Dec. 4
Mississippi has twice in one week broken its record for number of new daily coronavirus cases reported to the state — far eclipsing the summer peak of the pandemic.
On Friday, the State Department of Health reported 2,480 new cases, breaking Wednesday’s record of 2,457. The previous records were below 2,000.
That brings the seven-day average to a new record of 1,875
On Friday, MSDH also reported 37 new deaths, 14 of which are from a review of death certificates between Nov. 10-29.
In the six counties of South Mississippi, there are 283 new cases and 5 new deaths. George County saw a big jump with 66 new cases.
The new deaths include three in Jackson County and one in Harrison County, and one in George County from review of death certificates.
George County - 1,383 (66 new)
Hancock County - 1,328 (19 new)
Harrison County - 7,624 (69 new)
Jackson County - 6,774 (66 new)
Pearl River County - 1,681 (43 new)
Stone County - 851 (20 new)
Thursday, Dec. 3
Mississippi’s state department of health reported over 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the second consecutive day on Thursday after clearing the mark for the first time on Wednesday with 2,457.
On Thursday, there were 2,168 new cases reported in the Magnolia State.
There were also 28 deaths reported, including two in South Mississippi — one in Pearl River County and another in Hancock.
There were 326 new cases reported in the state’s southernmost six counties for the second-highest single-day total of the year. The seven-day average for the area has cleared 200 for the first time at 214.43.
South Mississippi totals:
George — 1,327 (22 new)
Hancock — 1,309 (33 new)
Harrison — 7,555 (158 new)
Jackson — 6,708 (53 new)
Pearl River — 1,638 (49 new)
Stone — 831 (11 new)
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Mississippi had a record number of new coronavirus cases Wednesday, prompting State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs to issue further public health recommendations for residents to avoid any non-essential activities.
MSDH issued the new recommendations after reporting a record 2,457 new cases of coronavirus Wednesday — the highest increase in cases in a single day since the pandemic began.
In addition, the state recorded 15 more deaths, with one each reported in Harrison and Pearl River counties.
Of the new cases, 268 are in the six southern counties in South Mississippi.
MSHD is recommending residents restrict their outings to only essential activities, such as work and school, and avoid social gatherings, such as a parties, weddings, funerals and more.
Here are the cases for each South Mississippi county:
George — 1,295 (12 new)
Hancock — 1,276 (33 new)
Harrison — 7,397 (84 new)
Jackson — 6,655 (89 new)
Pearl River — 1,589 (36 new)
Stone — 820 (14 new)
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Mississippi’s seven-day average of new coronavirus cases rose to 1,410 on Tuesday, the highest figure the state has seen since the pandemic began. The previous record was 1,380 on July 26.
The state health department reported 1,141 new cases and 29 deaths Tuesday.
In South Mississippi’s six counties, there were 158 new cases and five new deaths: 4 in Jackson County and 1 in Hancock County.
Additionally, the state identified 4 new coronavirus-related deaths from death certificates between Nov. 19-22; one of these deaths occurred in Harrison County.
On Monday, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs noted the state had hit yet another milestone: a record number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19.
Hospitals on the Coast that have been treating COVID-19 patients had a number of ICU beds available as of Sunday, according to state data. Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, which had no available ICU beds at one point last week, now has four, and is treating eight COVID-19 patients in its ICU.
Singing River’s hospitals in Ocean Springs and Pascagoula have seven available ICU beds each, and Merit Health in Biloxi has four. The three hospitals are currently treating five, seven, and zero COVID-19 patients respectively.
At Singing River Gulfport (formerly known as Garden Park Medical Center), six COVID-19 patients are in the ICU and four beds are available.
Statewide, there have been 154,411 coronavirus cases and 3,836 deaths due to the virus.
Here are the cases for each south Mississippi county:
George — 1,283 (19 new)
Hancock — 1,243 (7 new)
Harrison — 7,313 (69 new)
Jackson — 6,566 (45 new)
Pearl River — 1,553 (12 new)
Stone — 806 (6 new)
Monday, Nov. 30
This week will show whether the anticipated Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 occurs in South Mississippi and across the state.
The numbers are already breaking records.
More people are hospitalized with the coronavirus in Mississippi than at any time since the pandemic began.
State Health Director Dr. Thomas Dobbs tweeted Monday the total number of people in hospitals statewide was 1,008, surpassing the previous high of 989 in August. “And this is before an anticipated Thanksgiving acceleration,” he said.
“This is truly serious. Protect yourselves and your family now. And we all know how,” Dobbs said.
The health department reported Monday 1,485 new cases and 1 death, for a seven-day average of 1,342 new cases a day across the state. That’s the third-highest average to date.
South Mississippi had 184 new cases Monday and 0 deaths.
The totals since the pandemic began in Mississippi now stand at 153,270 cases and 3,807 deaths.
Totals in South Mississippi are 18,606 cases and 383 deaths, or 12% of the total cases in the state, and 10% of the total deaths.
The six Coast counties have 16% of the population in Mississippi.
November saw the most new cases in South Mississippi since the pandemic began:
- March — 134 new cases
- April — 559
- May — 228
- June — 786
- July — 3,641
- August — 3,204
- September — 1,651
- October — 3,985
- November — 4,418
Through November, Harrison County has the most cases in South Mississippi and also the largest population.
Jackson County has the most deaths with 124, followed by Harrison with 110, Pearl River with 68, Hancock with 40, George with 25 and Stone with 15.
Total cases from March 11 through November are:
George — 1,264 (2 new)
Hancock — 1,236 (8 new)
Harrison — 7,244 (71 new)
Jackson — 6,521 (81 new)
Pearl River — 1,541 (7 new)
Stone — 800 (15 new)
Sunday, Nov. 29
The long term care facilities are again seeing high numbers of new cases and deaths from COVID-19.
On Sunday 8 deaths were reported in Long Term Care facilities statewide and 5 of them were in South Mississippi. Jackson County had 5 LTC deaths and Hancock County 1.
About two-thirds of the new LTC cases in the state also were in South Mississippi
About two-thirds of the state’s LTCF New Cases also were in South Mississippi. Of the 63 total in Mississippi, 43 were in the southern six counties and 36 were in Jackson County.
Mississippi Department of Health reports 723 patients and staff at LTC facilities in South Mississippi tested positive for the coronavirus and 383 died from COVID-19. That is 4% of the total cases in South Mississippi and 23% of the total deaths.
That shows just over half, or 429 of the patients, recovered from the virus. The toll has been especially high in Stine County, where 9 of the 15 deaths from COVID-19 were in LTC.
Cases to date in South Mississippi are:
George — 1,262 (7 new)
Hancock — 1,228 (17 new)
Harrison — 7,173 (57 new)
Jackson — 6,440 (80 new)
Pearl River — 1,534 (13 new)
Stone — 785 (15 new)
This story was originally published November 30, 2020 at 12:44 PM.
