MSDH reports 264 new cases, 7 new coronavirus deaths Thursday

Since March 11, which is when Mississippi reported its first presumptive case of the virus, the state health department has confirmed 3,624 cases and 129 deaths.

Posted: Apr 16, 2020 11:01 AM

Updated: Apr 17, 2020 11:04 AM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Mississippi reported 264 new cases of the coronavirus and seven new deaths Thursday.

Since March 11, which is when Mississippi reported its first presumptive case of the virus, the state health department has confirmed 3,624 cases and 129 deaths.

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The health department does not list the number of people who have recovered from the virus.

Johns Hopkins University does list the number of nationwide recoveries on its website, but the website does not report state-by-state recoveries.

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Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 308737

Reported Deaths: 7139

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	20931	250
Hinds	19961	410
Harrison	17562	303
Rankin	13369	277
Jackson	13156	243
Madison	9950	212
Lee	9890	170
Jones	8310	161
Forrest	7542	148
Lauderdale	7221	237
Lowndes	6289	144
Lamar	6133	84
Lafayette	6072	117
Washington	5291	133
Bolivar	4776	129
Oktibbeha	4571	97
Panola	4458	103
Pearl River	4437	141
Warren	4299	119
Marshall	4286	102
Pontotoc	4175	72
Monroe	4062	132
Union	4046	75
Neshoba	4005	176
Lincoln	3886	109
Hancock	3733	85
Leflore	3471	124
Sunflower	3315	89
Tate	3253	84
Pike	3215	105
Scott	3114	72
Yazoo	3050	69
Alcorn	2994	65
Itawamba	2978	77
Copiah	2939	65
Coahoma	2904	79
Simpson	2895	86
Tippah	2851	68
Prentiss	2766	59
Marion	2662	79
Leake	2617	73
Wayne	2615	41
Grenada	2564	84
Covington	2552	80
Adams	2469	82
Newton	2457	61
George	2385	47
Winston	2260	81
Tishomingo	2225	67
Jasper	2200	48
Attala	2136	73
Chickasaw	2054	57
Holmes	1871	72
Clay	1832	54
Stone	1797	33
Clarke	1777	76
Tallahatchie	1761	40
Calhoun	1654	31
Yalobusha	1601	36
Smith	1593	34
Walthall	1310	43
Greene	1296	33
Lawrence	1266	23
Noxubee	1265	34
Montgomery	1257	42
Perry	1252	38
Carroll	1209	26
Amite	1207	41
Webster	1138	32
Jefferson Davis	1055	32
Tunica	1032	25
Claiborne	1013	30
Benton	975	25
Kemper	956	28
Humphreys	946	32
Franklin	829	23
Quitman	789	16
Choctaw	739	17
Wilkinson	651	28
Jefferson	648	28
Sharkey	498	17
Issaquena	168	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 521623

Reported Deaths: 10739

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	75406	1493
Mobile	39067	799
Madison	34040	496
Tuscaloosa	25367	444
Montgomery	24019	567
Shelby	23186	239
Baldwin	20701	302
Lee	15589	165
Calhoun	14342	311
Morgan	14158	271
Etowah	13685	346
Marshall	11995	220
Houston	10404	278
Elmore	10011	200
Limestone	9852	147
Cullman	9503	189
St. Clair	9463	234
Lauderdale	9265	228
DeKalb	8757	181
Talladega	8115	171
Walker	7139	275
Jackson	6756	110
Autauga	6750	103
Blount	6519	134
Colbert	6229	130
Coffee	5424	113
Dale	4772	111
Russell	4300	38
Franklin	4207	82
Chilton	4101	109
Covington	4061	114
Tallapoosa	3907	146
Escambia	3901	74
Dallas	3525	149
Chambers	3514	122
Clarke	3470	60
Marion	3072	100
Pike	3061	76
Lawrence	2959	95
Winston	2731	72
Bibb	2560	59
Marengo	2483	61
Geneva	2460	75
Pickens	2332	59
Barbour	2264	55
Hale	2185	75
Butler	2129	67
Fayette	2094	60
Henry	1880	44
Cherokee	1826	44
Randolph	1772	41
Monroe	1725	40
Washington	1652	38
Macon	1556	48
Clay	1501	55
Crenshaw	1494	57
Cleburne	1467	41
Lamar	1397	34
Lowndes	1365	53
Wilcox	1244	27
Bullock	1216	40
Conecuh	1094	28
Perry	1076	26
Sumter	1032	32
Coosa	994	28
Greene	914	34
Choctaw	588	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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Some spotty showers will move through our area this morning but should clear out by the afternoon. We should see some breaks in the clouds and temperatures reaching the mid to upper 60s.