UPDATE: Tishomingo County fire victim dies

The victim of a fire in Tishomingo County has died.

Posted: Mar 16, 2018 10:30 AM

Updated: Mar 16, 2018 10:48 AM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

Editor's Note: This article has been modified to reflect the latest information provided by the Tishomingo County Coroner's Office.

TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - The victim of a fire in Tishomingo County has died.

Tishomingo County Coroner Mack Wilemon says the man died Wednesday night at Regional One in Memphis.

On Wednesday, emergency responders went to a home on County Road 396 near Pickwick Lake.

Wilemon says the 81-year-old man apparently stepped backward into a propane heater, which burned his clothing.

The man was identified as Herman Stephens.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 471092

Reported Deaths: 9165

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Harrison	32160	471
Hinds	30628	574
DeSoto	29693	344
Jackson	23098	335
Rankin	21062	357
Lee	14515	218
Madison	13993	264
Jones	13112	218
Forrest	12926	231
Lauderdale	11301	294
Lowndes	10206	171
Lamar	10017	125
Pearl River	8616	208
Lafayette	8052	136
Hancock	7172	111
Washington	6816	146
Oktibbeha	6799	117
Neshoba	6377	201
Monroe	6343	158
Warren	6310	159
Pontotoc	6076	92
Panola	6056	123
Bolivar	5991	143
Marshall	5948	116
Union	5623	85
Pike	5450	133
Lincoln	5217	129
Alcorn	5162	88
George	4564	66
Scott	4503	92
Leflore	4392	140
Prentiss	4352	75
Itawamba	4332	95
Tippah	4324	80
Simpson	4251	110
Copiah	4247	84
Wayne	4223	63
Tate	4202	100
Adams	4184	110
Yazoo	4124	86
Sunflower	4077	104
Covington	4065	91
Marion	4016	100
Leake	3904	85
Coahoma	3870	98
Newton	3616	74
Grenada	3511	100
Stone	3437	57
Tishomingo	3237	88
Attala	3196	85
Jasper	3095	62
Winston	2991	91
Clay	2861	72
Chickasaw	2805	64
Clarke	2755	87
Calhoun	2585	39
Holmes	2585	85
Smith	2422	46
Yalobusha	2164	47
Tallahatchie	2149	49
Walthall	2046	57
Lawrence	2032	31
Greene	2026	45
Perry	1957	53
Webster	1916	42
Amite	1914	51
Noxubee	1744	38
Montgomery	1694	53
Jefferson Davis	1643	41
Carroll	1594	37
Tunica	1476	34
Benton	1382	32
Kemper	1369	39
Claiborne	1255	34
Choctaw	1244	24
Humphreys	1230	37
Franklin	1143	27
Quitman	1014	25
Wilkinson	984	35
Jefferson	863	32
Sharkey	617	20
Issaquena	191	6
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Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 761865

Reported Deaths: 12856

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Mobile	69614	1168
Madison	47959	565
Baldwin	35517	431
Shelby	34948	283
Tuscaloosa	32719	498
Montgomery	32358	648
Lee	21708	200
Calhoun	19823	367
Morgan	19140	308
Etowah	18450	414
Marshall	17138	255
Houston	15970	340
St. Clair	14803	270
Limestone	13986	179
Elmore	13893	240
Cullman	13892	229
Lauderdale	12986	264
Talladega	12235	203
DeKalb	11788	220
Walker	10110	304
Autauga	9416	120
Blount	9329	149
Jackson	9026	132
Coffee	8598	153
Colbert	8257	160
Dale	8204	143
Escambia	6393	99
Tallapoosa	6315	165
Covington	6265	153
Chilton	6188	128
Russell	5883	53
Franklin	5600	93
Chambers	5182	127
Dallas	4595	174
Marion	4540	114
Clarke	4478	71
Pike	4414	88
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Lawrence	4018	101
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Marengo	3188	78
Monroe	3082	44
Butler	3076	79
Pickens	2973	66
Henry	2907	52
Randolph	2900	55
Hale	2840	81
Cherokee	2772	49
Fayette	2697	69
Washington	2422	44
Crenshaw	2294	63
Clay	2202	61
Macon	2125	54
Cleburne	2073	46
Lamar	1855	38
Conecuh	1752	37
Lowndes	1681	56
Coosa	1615	31
Wilcox	1535	33
Bullock	1462	42
Perry	1331	32
Sumter	1227	35
Greene	1182	41
Choctaw	719	25
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Unassigned	0	0

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