JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 2,168 new COVID-19 cases and 28 new deaths Thursday, Dec. 3.

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. Wednesday. Twenty-seven deaths occurred between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2 in the counties below.

• Attala - 1
• Bolivar - 1
• Coahoma - 1
• Covington - 1
• Forrest - 1
• Franklin - 1
• Hancock - 1
• Hinds - 1
• Itawamba - 1
• Jones - 1
• Lafayette - 4
• Lee - 1
• Lincoln - 1
• Madison - 3
• Marion - 1
• Pearl River - 1
• Prentiss - 1
• Rankin - 4
• Tishomingo - 1

One COVID-19 related death occurred Nov. 19, identified from death certificate reports.

• Rankin - 1

As of Thursday, Dec. 3, there have been 159,036 total cases of the virus since mid-March, which is when the state reported its first case. There have been 3,879 total deaths.

The state health department estimates there have been 128,746 recoveries. The MSDH usually updates its estimated recoveries total once a week.

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