JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 2,634 new COVID-19 cases and 43 new deaths Wednesday, Dec. 23.
New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. Tuesday. Thirty-seven deaths occurred between October 30 and December 22 in the counties below.
- Adams 1
- Clarke 1
- Hancock 2
- Hinds 5
- Itawamba 1
- Jefferson 1
- Lamar 1
- Lauderdale 3
- Leake 1
- Lee 1
- Lowndes 4
- Marshall 1
- Pearl River 2
- Pontotoc 1
- Rankin 5
- Simpson 1
- Smith 1
- Tate 1
- Union 3
- Walthall 1
6 COVID-19 related deaths occurred between December 4 and December 17, identified from death certificate reports.
- Clarke 1
- Grenada 1
- Hinds 1
- Pontotoc 1
- Rankin 1
- Simpson 1
As of Wednesday, Dec. 23, there have been 200,325 total cases of the virus since mid-March, which is when the state reported its first case. There have been 4,533 total deaths.
The state health department estimates there have been 154,669 recoveries.
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