MHP recorded seven deaths during 2020 Labor Day weekend

Compared to 2019, MHP recorded more deaths during the 2020 Labor Day enforcement period.

Posted: Sep 8, 2020 12:42 PM

Updated: Sep 8, 2020 1:17 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - State troopers reported seven deaths during the 2020 Labor Day weekend.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) began its holiday enforcement period on Friday and concluded Labor Day.

During the holiday period, MHP issued 9,426 citations, made 184 DUI arrests, issued 519 seatbelt citations and 110 child restraint citations.

MHP investigated 121 crashes and reported 47 injuries and seven deaths.

According to MHP, the seven fatal wrecks happened in Kemper, Alcorn, Humphreys, Carroll, Lawrence, Marshall and Perry counties.

During 2019’s Labor Day enforcement period, MHP investigated 131 crashes, including three fatalities, and troopers made 216 DUI arrests.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 320292

Reported Deaths: 7390

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	22299	271
Hinds	20782	424
Harrison	18455	317
Rankin	13933	282
Jackson	13740	249
Madison	10276	225
Lee	10068	176
Jones	8475	167
Forrest	7845	153
Lauderdale	7263	242
Lowndes	6524	150
Lamar	6366	88
Lafayette	6315	121
Washington	5427	138
Bolivar	4842	133
Panola	4671	110
Oktibbeha	4663	98
Pearl River	4610	148
Marshall	4576	105
Warren	4440	121
Pontotoc	4261	73
Monroe	4163	136
Union	4159	77
Neshoba	4066	180
Lincoln	4009	113
Hancock	3876	87
Leflore	3516	125
Tate	3425	86
Sunflower	3394	91
Pike	3374	111
Alcorn	3274	74
Scott	3203	74
Yazoo	3147	71
Adams	3085	86
Itawamba	3051	78
Copiah	2999	66
Coahoma	2990	84
Simpson	2986	89
Tippah	2924	68
Prentiss	2844	61
Leake	2724	74
Marion	2714	80
Covington	2672	83
Wayne	2648	42
Grenada	2640	87
George	2524	51
Newton	2490	64
Tishomingo	2324	69
Winston	2303	82
Jasper	2221	48
Attala	2151	73
Chickasaw	2107	59
Holmes	1905	74
Stone	1888	33
Clay	1879	54
Tallahatchie	1800	41
Clarke	1789	80
Calhoun	1742	32
Yalobusha	1679	40
Smith	1641	34
Walthall	1355	47
Greene	1319	34
Lawrence	1314	24
Montgomery	1289	43
Noxubee	1280	34
Perry	1275	38
Amite	1265	42
Carroll	1223	30
Webster	1151	32
Jefferson Davis	1085	34
Tunica	1081	27
Claiborne	1031	30
Benton	1023	25
Humphreys	975	33
Kemper	967	29
Franklin	850	23
Quitman	823	16
Choctaw	792	18
Wilkinson	696	32
Jefferson	663	28
Sharkey	509	17
Issaquena	169	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 549394

Reported Deaths: 11328

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	81085	1571
Mobile	42180	832
Madison	35733	524
Tuscaloosa	26186	460
Shelby	25638	255
Montgomery	25103	615
Baldwin	21921	314
Lee	16301	176
Calhoun	14725	329
Morgan	14650	286
Etowah	14192	364
Marshall	12465	230
Houston	10798	289
Elmore	10302	214
Limestone	10191	157
St. Clair	10166	251
Cullman	9975	201
Lauderdale	9621	250
DeKalb	8978	190
Talladega	8467	184
Walker	7351	281
Autauga	7244	113
Jackson	6993	113
Blount	6957	139
Colbert	6418	140
Coffee	5650	128
Dale	4931	116
Russell	4552	41
Chilton	4476	116
Franklin	4320	82
Covington	4283	123
Tallapoosa	4137	155
Escambia	4023	80
Chambers	3731	124
Dallas	3609	158
Clarke	3533	61
Marion	3264	107
Pike	3148	78
Lawrence	3135	100
Winston	2836	72
Bibb	2686	64
Geneva	2587	82
Marengo	2505	66
Pickens	2370	62
Barbour	2344	60
Hale	2270	78
Butler	2250	71
Fayette	2197	63
Henry	1948	44
Randolph	1877	44
Cherokee	1875	45
Monroe	1810	41
Washington	1706	39
Macon	1630	51
Clay	1601	59
Crenshaw	1561	57
Cleburne	1537	44
Lamar	1472	37
Lowndes	1421	54
Wilcox	1268	30
Bullock	1246	42
Conecuh	1138	30
Coosa	1121	29
Perry	1088	26
Sumter	1060	32
Greene	937	34
Choctaw	621	25
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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More hot and humid conditions will be in store for our area on Friday. We will see some isolated showers and thunderstorms as the rule on Friday. All of this will be due to some bits and pieces of low pressure working their way through our area.