Governor issues statewide burn ban

Governor Tate Reeves put a statewide burn ban into effect immediately on Thursday because of the coronavirus.

Posted: Apr 9, 2020 6:46 PM

Updated: Apr 16, 2020 9:59 AM

Posted By: Craig Ford

Update

The Mississippi Forestry Commission announced Wednesday evening, April 15, the state burn ban is no longer in effect.

Original article below

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — Governor Tate Reeves put a statewide burn ban into effect immediately on Thursday because of the coronavirus.

The Mississippi Forestry Commission asked for the ban to ease the strain on emergency responders who are having to deal with the virus.

Russell Bozeman, the state forester, added that the smoke produced by the fires "creates problems for anyone with respiratory issues and increases our firefighters' chances of exposure when they respond."

Trouble breathing is one of the coronavirus symptoms.

There are no exceptions with this burn ban, and deputies who find someone violating the ban can fine that person and hold them responsible for any smoke or fire damage.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 348496

Reported Deaths: 7556

County	Cases	Deaths
Hinds	24427	446
DeSoto	23439	283
Harrison	21066	330
Rankin	15704	292
Jackson	15597	252
Madison	11114	227
Lee	10855	179
Jones	9181	169
Forrest	8960	160
Lauderdale	8008	244
Lamar	7194	89
Lowndes	7167	151
Lafayette	6604	125
Washington	5629	140
Pearl River	5336	153
Oktibbeha	5009	98
Bolivar	4989	134
Warren	4803	128
Panola	4801	112
Marshall	4725	106
Pontotoc	4514	73
Hancock	4380	88
Union	4371	79
Monroe	4361	137
Neshoba	4351	181
Lincoln	4212	116
Pike	3711	113
Leflore	3668	125
Tate	3546	88
Alcorn	3539	74
Sunflower	3507	94
Adams	3453	88
Scott	3446	76
Yazoo	3424	76
Copiah	3298	68
Simpson	3251	91
Itawamba	3167	80
Coahoma	3149	85
Tippah	3125	68
Prentiss	3018	63
Covington	3001	84
Marion	2886	81
Leake	2878	75
Wayne	2800	43
George	2767	51
Grenada	2713	88
Newton	2659	64
Tishomingo	2403	70
Winston	2378	84
Stone	2341	38
Jasper	2331	48
Attala	2281	73
Chickasaw	2208	60
Holmes	2022	74
Clay	2011	54
Clarke	1881	80
Tallahatchie	1854	42
Calhoun	1830	32
Smith	1826	35
Yalobusha	1731	41
Walthall	1490	49
Lawrence	1452	26
Greene	1418	35
Amite	1386	43
Noxubee	1367	35
Perry	1356	38
Montgomery	1337	44
Carroll	1268	31
Webster	1226	32
Jefferson Davis	1187	34
Tunica	1158	27
Benton	1072	25
Claiborne	1057	31
Kemper	1035	29
Humphreys	1017	33
Franklin	883	24
Quitman	856	19
Choctaw	828	19
Wilkinson	793	32
Jefferson	719	28
Sharkey	518	18
Issaquena	173	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 589110

Reported Deaths: 11536

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	85603	1591
Mobile	49268	864
Madison	37603	533
Shelby	27362	257
Tuscaloosa	27208	465
Montgomery	26252	627
Baldwin	25567	329
Lee	17260	181
Calhoun	15429	334
Morgan	15199	291
Etowah	14981	370
Marshall	13136	235
Houston	12112	293
Elmore	10946	219
St. Clair	10793	252
Limestone	10750	158
Cullman	10566	205
Lauderdale	10266	254
DeKalb	9517	192
Talladega	8972	188
Walker	7817	288
Autauga	7585	114
Jackson	7406	117
Blount	7382	139
Colbert	6721	142
Coffee	6382	132
Dale	5673	117
Russell	4813	43
Chilton	4785	117
Covington	4763	125
Franklin	4590	81
Tallapoosa	4525	156
Escambia	4438	83
Chambers	3968	125
Dallas	3749	163
Clarke	3716	63
Marion	3465	107
Pike	3330	79
Lawrence	3267	100
Winston	2993	73
Bibb	2909	65
Geneva	2859	83
Marengo	2627	67
Barbour	2520	61
Pickens	2457	62
Butler	2414	72
Hale	2359	78
Fayette	2272	65
Henry	2148	45
Monroe	2030	41
Randolph	2019	44
Cherokee	1995	48
Washington	1852	39
Macon	1707	52
Crenshaw	1694	58
Clay	1665	59
Cleburne	1615	45
Lamar	1512	38
Lowndes	1458	55
Wilcox	1323	31
Bullock	1265	42
Conecuh	1221	32
Coosa	1184	29
Perry	1108	28
Sumter	1104	33
Greene	991	37
Choctaw	644	25
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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Tuesday will be filled with plenty of sunshine and temperatures will still remain below the normal high temperature for this time of year. Most of the high temperatures on Tuesday will range anywhere from the middle 80s to lower 90s across our area.