Former Mississippi lawmaker Mettetal dies from coronavirus

The former state lawmaker died from the coronavirus, the lieutenant governor announced Monday morning.

Posted: Dec 28, 2020 12:39 PM

Updated: Dec 28, 2020 6:06 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Former Mississippi lawmaker Nolan Mettetal died Monday from COVID-19, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced.

Mettetal is a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate.

Nolan Mettetal | Photo: MS House of Rep.

He served the 10th District, which consists of Lafayette, Panola and Tallahatchie counties.

Our friend, Nolan Mettetal, died from COVID today. A member of the Mississippi House/Senate from Panola County, he and "Mrs. Kay" were always together in Jackson. Nolan provided leadership for over 2 decades not only on policy, but also on personal character/statesmanship. #msleg pic.twitter.com/ElX5dWERVx

— Delbert Hosemann (@DelbertHosemann) December 28, 2020

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 307332

Reported Deaths: 7095

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	20757	248
Hinds	19869	408
Harrison	17475	302
Rankin	13307	275
Jackson	13095	243
Madison	9886	210
Lee	9854	169
Jones	8289	160
Forrest	7522	146
Lauderdale	7185	237
Lowndes	6261	144
Lamar	6102	84
Lafayette	6026	117
Washington	5279	132
Bolivar	4769	129
Oktibbeha	4552	97
Panola	4440	103
Pearl River	4418	139
Warren	4277	118
Marshall	4267	100
Pontotoc	4164	72
Monroe	4056	132
Union	4035	75
Neshoba	3984	176
Lincoln	3869	107
Hancock	3719	85
Leflore	3468	124
Sunflower	3293	89
Tate	3226	81
Pike	3177	104
Scott	3104	72
Yazoo	3042	68
Alcorn	2976	64
Itawamba	2967	76
Copiah	2929	65
Coahoma	2896	77
Simpson	2874	84
Tippah	2846	68
Prentiss	2756	59
Marion	2656	79
Wayne	2613	41
Leake	2609	73
Grenada	2548	82
Covington	2543	80
Adams	2458	82
Newton	2448	59
George	2376	47
Winston	2259	81
Tishomingo	2220	67
Jasper	2197	48
Attala	2132	73
Chickasaw	2048	57
Holmes	1864	71
Clay	1823	54
Stone	1791	31
Clarke	1766	76
Tallahatchie	1752	40
Calhoun	1631	30
Yalobusha	1586	36
Smith	1585	34
Walthall	1305	43
Greene	1294	33
Lawrence	1262	23
Noxubee	1258	33
Montgomery	1255	42
Perry	1251	38
Carroll	1208	26
Amite	1199	41
Webster	1134	32
Jefferson Davis	1053	32
Tunica	1025	25
Claiborne	1013	30
Benton	972	25
Kemper	951	26
Humphreys	943	32
Franklin	817	23
Quitman	789	16
Choctaw	728	17
Jefferson	648	28
Wilkinson	647	27
Sharkey	496	17
Issaquena	168	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 518588

Reported Deaths: 10712

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	75335	1487
Mobile	37698	798
Madison	33829	494
Tuscaloosa	25245	443
Montgomery	23942	565
Shelby	23094	238
Baldwin	20617	300
Lee	15510	165
Calhoun	14277	311
Morgan	14137	268
Etowah	13660	345
Marshall	11952	219
Houston	10379	278
Elmore	9988	200
Limestone	9806	147
Cullman	9467	188
St. Clair	9422	234
Lauderdale	9208	227
DeKalb	8745	181
Talladega	8042	171
Walker	7087	275
Jackson	6753	110
Autauga	6715	103
Blount	6480	135
Colbert	6200	130
Coffee	5397	112
Dale	4766	110
Russell	4282	38
Franklin	4198	82
Chilton	4080	109
Covington	4053	114
Tallapoosa	3892	146
Escambia	3875	74
Dallas	3526	149
Chambers	3499	122
Clarke	3463	60
Marion	3065	100
Pike	3054	75
Lawrence	2952	95
Winston	2722	72
Bibb	2562	58
Marengo	2485	61
Geneva	2458	75
Pickens	2329	59
Barbour	2247	55
Hale	2186	75
Butler	2122	66
Fayette	2089	60
Henry	1878	44
Cherokee	1820	44
Randolph	1767	41
Monroe	1712	40
Washington	1638	38
Macon	1543	48
Clay	1493	54
Crenshaw	1492	57
Cleburne	1460	41
Lamar	1392	34
Lowndes	1364	53
Wilcox	1243	27
Bullock	1213	40
Conecuh	1090	28
Perry	1079	26
Sumter	1029	32
Coosa	992	28
Greene	907	34
Choctaw	586	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0