JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 2,343 new COVID-19 cases and 42 new deaths Wednesday, Dec. 16.

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. Tuesday. Thirty-three deaths occurred between November 28 and December 15 in the counties below.

• Claiborne 2
• Desoto 1
• Hancock 1
• Harrison 3
• Hinds 2
• Itawamba 1
• Jackson 2
• Lafayette 2
• Lee 1
• Madison 1
• Marshall 1
• Monroe 1
• Neshoba 1
• Pearl River 1
• Perry 1
• Pike 1
• Pontotoc 1
• Rankin 3
• Simpson 2
• Stone 1
• Washington 1
• Webster 1
• Winston 1
• Yazoo 1

Nine COVID-19 related deaths occurred between November 13 and December 8, identified from death certificate reports.

• Hancock 2
• Leflore 1
• Marion 1
• Oktibbeha 1
• Prentiss 1
• Rankin 1
• Simpson 1
• Tallahatchie 1

As of Wednesday, Dec. 16, there have been 185,643 total cases of the virus since mid-March, which is when the state reported its first case. There have been 4,294 total deaths.

The state health department estimates there have been 148,466 recoveries.

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