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The Mississippi Forestry Commission announced Wednesday evening, April 15, the state burn ban is no longer in effect.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: 296745

Reported Deaths: 6783

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	19731	230
Hinds	18881	393
Harrison	16780	282
Rankin	12787	265
Jackson	12643	229
Lee	9703	161
Madison	9484	203
Jones	8005	147
Forrest	7250	138
Lauderdale	6847	227
Lowndes	6033	140
Lamar	5909	80
Lafayette	5747	113
Washington	5229	130
Bolivar	4620	124
Oktibbeha	4421	94
Panola	4323	96
Pearl River	4193	132
Warren	4138	115
Pontotoc	4107	71
Marshall	4044	92
Monroe	3993	128
Union	3964	74
Neshoba	3822	170
Lincoln	3564	104
Hancock	3502	77
Leflore	3389	119
Sunflower	3192	86
Tate	3033	74
Pike	3017	96
Scott	2952	71
Alcorn	2924	63
Yazoo	2908	65
Itawamba	2902	75
Coahoma	2820	69
Tippah	2795	65
Copiah	2792	59
Simpson	2766	80
Prentiss	2711	58
Wayne	2545	41
Leake	2531	72
Marion	2527	78
Covington	2497	80
Grenada	2485	78
Adams	2350	78
George	2324	45
Newton	2312	52
Winston	2219	79
Jasper	2138	45
Tishomingo	2129	65
Attala	2068	70
Chickasaw	2014	53
Holmes	1827	70
Clay	1792	51
Stone	1730	29
Tallahatchie	1714	39
Clarke	1696	72
Calhoun	1585	28
Smith	1530	33
Yalobusha	1455	36
Greene	1279	33
Walthall	1245	40
Noxubee	1231	31
Montgomery	1229	39
Perry	1222	35
Lawrence	1206	21
Carroll	1190	25
Amite	1122	35
Webster	1111	32
Jefferson Davis	1027	31
Tunica	995	23
Claiborne	991	29
Benton	939	24
Humphreys	930	27
Kemper	904	23
Quitman	774	14
Franklin	762	19
Choctaw	698	17
Jefferson	628	27
Wilkinson	624	27
Sharkey	491	17
Issaquena	167	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 498076

Reported Deaths: 10094

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	71671	1387
Mobile	36294	737
Madison	32616	468
Tuscaloosa	24340	421
Montgomery	22739	519
Shelby	22174	218
Baldwin	19873	289
Lee	15039	157
Calhoun	13832	293
Morgan	13753	254
Etowah	13390	325
Marshall	11448	211
Houston	10124	264
Elmore	9483	190
Limestone	9420	138
St. Clair	9022	227
Cullman	8984	182
Lauderdale	8612	214
DeKalb	8489	175
Talladega	7606	165
Walker	6585	259
Jackson	6545	104
Autauga	6324	92
Blount	6236	127
Colbert	6001	121
Coffee	5264	103
Dale	4671	107
Russell	4069	33
Franklin	3998	78
Covington	3993	106
Chilton	3898	103
Escambia	3791	73
Tallapoosa	3622	143
Clarke	3440	53
Chambers	3431	111
Dallas	3422	142
Pike	2933	73
Marion	2886	95
Lawrence	2849	85
Winston	2583	68
Bibb	2461	60
Geneva	2403	70
Marengo	2388	57
Pickens	2254	57
Barbour	2136	51
Hale	2122	69
Fayette	2020	57
Butler	2014	66
Henry	1835	41
Cherokee	1780	39
Monroe	1667	39
Randolph	1648	40
Washington	1568	36
Macon	1477	45
Crenshaw	1462	55
Clay	1459	54
Cleburne	1398	41
Lamar	1337	33
Lowndes	1327	51
Wilcox	1229	25
Bullock	1173	36
Conecuh	1070	24
Perry	1061	27
Sumter	997	32
Coosa	902	24
Greene	885	32
Choctaw	553	23
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0