JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 2,756 new COVID-19 cases and 40 new deaths Thursday, Dec. 31.
New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. Wednesday. Thirty-eight deaths occurred between December 7 and December 30 in the counties below.
Source: MSDH
- Amite 1
- Attala 5
- Calhoun 1
- Desoto 2
- Forrest 3
- Franklin 1
- Hancock 1
- Harrison 1
- Hinds 2
- Jackson 2
- Lafayette 2
- Leflore 1
- Madison 3
- Neshoba 1
- Oktibbeha 1
- PearlRiver 1
- Pike 1
- Pontotoc 1
- Rankin 2
- Simpson 1
- Tallahatchie 1
- Union 1
- Winston 2
- Yalobusha 1
Two COVID-19 related deaths occurred between December 22 and December 26, identified from death certificate reports.
- Madison 1
- Tishomingo 1
As of Thursday, Dec. 31, there have been 215,811 total cases of the virus since mid-March, which is when the state reported its first case. There have been 4,787 total deaths.
The state health department estimates there have been 167,263 recoveries.
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