Mississippi State, Ole Miss, SEC teams to play without fans this month because of coronavirus

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The Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday night Mississippi State, Ole Miss and its other members will not allow fans at its athletic events the rest of this month because of the coronavirus.

Posted: Mar 12, 2020 2:42 PM

Posted By: Craig Ford

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WTVA) — The Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday night Mississippi State, Ole Miss and its other members will not allow fans at its athletic events the rest of this month because of the coronavirus.

The ban will start at the Men's Basketball Tournament Thursday. The tourney started Wednesday in Nashville with fans at Bridgestone Arena watching Ole Miss in its opening round game.

According to the SEC, only essential staff, limited family and credentialed media will be allowed at the tournament and at other games on its member campuses.

The announcement came on the same night the NBA announced it had suspended the season after one of its players tested positive for the virus.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 313166

Reported Deaths: 7228

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	21496	257
Hinds	20294	414
Harrison	17814	309
Rankin	13573	278
Jackson	13411	246
Madison	10066	217
Lee	9962	173
Jones	8364	163
Forrest	7649	152
Lauderdale	7181	240
Lowndes	6370	145
Lamar	6216	86
Lafayette	6171	118
Washington	5323	133
Bolivar	4797	132
Oktibbeha	4614	98
Panola	4561	105
Pearl River	4499	145
Marshall	4397	103
Warren	4380	121
Pontotoc	4195	72
Monroe	4100	133
Union	4090	76
Neshoba	4026	176
Lincoln	3950	110
Hancock	3777	86
Leflore	3487	125
Sunflower	3357	90
Tate	3324	84
Pike	3301	105
Scott	3153	73
Alcorn	3119	68
Yazoo	3107	69
Itawamba	2994	77
Copiah	2964	65
Simpson	2947	88
Coahoma	2943	79
Tippah	2877	68
Prentiss	2795	60
Adams	2695	82
Marion	2688	80
Leake	2662	73
Wayne	2623	41
Grenada	2603	86
Covington	2563	81
George	2468	48
Newton	2460	61
Winston	2268	81
Tishomingo	2259	67
Jasper	2208	48
Attala	2141	73
Chickasaw	2071	57
Holmes	1886	73
Clay	1847	54
Stone	1820	33
Tallahatchie	1781	40
Clarke	1778	79
Calhoun	1701	32
Yalobusha	1633	37
Smith	1622	34
Walthall	1338	45
Greene	1303	33
Lawrence	1283	23
Montgomery	1267	42
Noxubee	1267	34
Perry	1259	38
Amite	1228	42
Carroll	1217	28
Webster	1145	32
Jefferson Davis	1069	32
Tunica	1048	26
Claiborne	1022	30
Benton	991	25
Humphreys	961	33
Kemper	954	28
Franklin	836	23
Quitman	802	16
Choctaw	761	18
Wilkinson	669	30
Jefferson	654	28
Sharkey	503	17
Issaquena	168	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 530325

Reported Deaths: 10966

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	76397	1520
Mobile	40908	804
Madison	34717	503
Tuscaloosa	25730	452
Montgomery	24314	588
Shelby	23401	249
Baldwin	21107	307
Lee	15856	171
Calhoun	14488	314
Morgan	14282	279
Etowah	13819	353
Marshall	12210	223
Houston	10557	280
Elmore	10044	205
Limestone	9954	150
Cullman	9649	193
St. Clair	9644	242
Lauderdale	9419	241
DeKalb	8825	185
Talladega	8214	175
Walker	7223	277
Autauga	6918	108
Jackson	6804	112
Blount	6651	137
Colbert	6292	134
Coffee	5506	119
Dale	4828	111
Russell	4406	38
Chilton	4279	112
Franklin	4255	82
Covington	4118	118
Tallapoosa	4019	152
Escambia	3932	76
Chambers	3559	123
Dallas	3547	151
Clarke	3508	61
Marion	3113	100
Pike	3105	77
Lawrence	2998	98
Winston	2740	72
Bibb	2604	64
Marengo	2492	64
Geneva	2490	77
Pickens	2341	60
Barbour	2307	57
Hale	2226	77
Butler	2159	69
Fayette	2120	62
Henry	1887	44
Cherokee	1844	45
Randolph	1799	41
Monroe	1773	40
Washington	1670	39
Macon	1587	50
Clay	1561	56
Crenshaw	1520	57
Cleburne	1487	41
Lamar	1419	34
Lowndes	1386	53
Wilcox	1270	30
Bullock	1230	41
Conecuh	1101	29
Perry	1075	26
Coosa	1071	28
Sumter	1043	32
Greene	923	34
Choctaw	604	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0