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: 250869

Reported Deaths: 5481

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	17010	171
Hinds	16091	318
Harrison	13250	193
Rankin	10629	208
Jackson	10216	182
Lee	8759	141
Madison	8186	161
Jones	6222	109
Forrest	5917	118
Lauderdale	5808	180
Lowndes	5309	111
Lafayette	4911	92
Lamar	4804	65
Washington	4770	123
Bolivar	3955	106
Oktibbeha	3903	80
Panola	3650	76
Pontotoc	3611	52
Monroe	3521	104
Warren	3445	97
Union	3414	58
Marshall	3391	65
Neshoba	3357	152
Pearl River	3232	95
Leflore	2992	105
Lincoln	2956	85
Sunflower	2804	69
Tate	2695	60
Alcorn	2626	53
Itawamba	2611	59
Hancock	2604	58
Pike	2599	77
Scott	2447	45
Prentiss	2440	52
Yazoo	2426	54
Tippah	2397	49
Copiah	2391	49
Simpson	2339	67
Leake	2295	64
Coahoma	2285	54
Grenada	2170	70
Covington	2104	71
Marion	2083	71
Adams	2032	70
Winston	1994	64
Wayne	1987	30
George	1979	38
Attala	1931	58
Newton	1891	42
Chickasaw	1829	44
Tishomingo	1821	59
Holmes	1681	67
Jasper	1677	35
Clay	1582	33
Stone	1415	20
Tallahatchie	1392	34
Clarke	1374	60
Calhoun	1351	21
Smith	1194	23
Yalobusha	1161	34
Walthall	1117	36
Noxubee	1102	22
Greene	1091	29
Montgomery	1091	34
Carroll	1041	21
Lawrence	1021	17
Perry	1005	31
Amite	968	25
Webster	919	24
Tunica	860	21
Claiborne	855	25
Jefferson Davis	840	25
Humphreys	826	24
Benton	810	23
Kemper	766	20
Quitman	683	8
Franklin	658	15
Choctaw	600	13
Wilkinson	583	25
Jefferson	534	19
Sharkey	424	17
Issaquena	159	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 420681

Reported Deaths: 6119

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	61755	921
Mobile	30058	548
Madison	26852	186
Tuscaloosa	20652	266
Montgomery	18876	305
Shelby	18421	114
Baldwin	16176	182
Lee	12393	101
Morgan	12175	113
Etowah	11687	168
Calhoun	11078	200
Marshall	10158	107
Houston	8556	148
Cullman	7999	105
Limestone	7962	74
Elmore	7783	101
DeKalb	7671	97
Lauderdale	7528	83
St. Clair	7502	120
Talladega	6145	108
Walker	5880	174
Jackson	5788	41
Colbert	5298	73
Blount	5292	83
Autauga	5154	55
Coffee	4381	56
Dale	3943	81
Franklin	3652	48
Chilton	3353	65
Covington	3269	68
Russell	3268	10
Escambia	3161	42
Dallas	3028	96
Chambers	2818	69
Clarke	2796	33
Tallapoosa	2607	107
Pike	2476	29
Marion	2446	50
Lawrence	2425	47
Winston	2255	35
Bibb	2144	47
Geneva	1995	35
Marengo	1978	29
Pickens	1962	31
Hale	1754	42
Barbour	1723	36
Butler	1684	58
Fayette	1671	26
Cherokee	1600	30
Henry	1527	21
Monroe	1450	17
Randolph	1388	35
Washington	1370	26
Clay	1261	45
Crenshaw	1186	44
Lamar	1175	19
Cleburne	1172	23
Macon	1143	35
Lowndes	1095	35
Wilcox	1026	21
Bullock	987	28
Perry	969	19
Conecuh	942	20
Sumter	888	26
Greene	757	23
Coosa	605	15
Choctaw	512	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0