Mississippi governor issues statewide mask mandate, delays start of middle and high schools in eight counties

Updated - Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statewide mask mandate Tuesday afternoon.

Posted: Aug 4, 2020 2:59 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2020 3:49 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statewide mask mandate Tuesday afternoon. It'll remain in effect for two weeks.

He also announced the delay of 7th-12th grade schools in eight counties:

Bolivar
Coahoma
Forrest
George
Hinds
Panola
Sunflower
Washington

Statewide, students and staff are required to wear masks.

Do not gather in crowds, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs begged Mississippians.

He said many positive cases surfaced from gatherings such as parties and weddings.

This is a developing story.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 503322

Reported Deaths: 10057

County	Cases	Deaths
Harrison	34400	541
DeSoto	32318	411
Hinds	32074	631
Jackson	24551	386
Rankin	22103	391
Lee	15657	235
Madison	14662	281
Jones	13894	243
Forrest	13506	253
Lauderdale	12037	318
Lowndes	11091	192
Lamar	10531	138
Pearl River	9557	238
Lafayette	8581	140
Hancock	7751	130
Washington	7458	161
Oktibbeha	7152	133
Monroe	6796	178
Warren	6752	176
Pontotoc	6736	104
Neshoba	6656	206
Panola	6572	131
Marshall	6494	135
Bolivar	6331	150
Union	6077	94
Pike	5849	154
Alcorn	5691	102
Lincoln	5468	135
George	5029	79
Scott	4741	98
Tippah	4724	81
Prentiss	4715	82
Leflore	4676	144
Itawamba	4651	105
Tate	4632	111
Adams	4617	120
Copiah	4500	92
Simpson	4458	116
Yazoo	4453	88
Wayne	4407	72
Covington	4298	94
Sunflower	4246	105
Marion	4236	108
Coahoma	4178	108
Leake	4098	88
Newton	3831	79
Grenada	3731	108
Tishomingo	3615	92
Stone	3606	64
Jasper	3365	65
Attala	3352	90
Winston	3153	91
Clay	3090	77
Chickasaw	3023	67
Clarke	2958	94
Calhoun	2799	47
Holmes	2687	88
Smith	2665	50
Yalobusha	2372	47
Tallahatchie	2287	52
Greene	2206	49
Walthall	2193	64
Lawrence	2136	40
Perry	2064	56
Amite	2060	56
Webster	2034	46
Noxubee	1869	40
Montgomery	1797	57
Jefferson Davis	1722	43
Carroll	1696	39
Tunica	1601	39
Benton	1494	39
Kemper	1421	41
Choctaw	1346	27
Claiborne	1328	38
Humphreys	1297	38
Franklin	1207	28
Quitman	1068	28
Wilkinson	1051	39
Jefferson	959	34
Sharkey	642	20
Issaquena	193	7
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 821255

Reported Deaths: 15424

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	114905	1930
Mobile	72665	1340
Madison	52400	699
Shelby	37685	350
Baldwin	37285	552
Tuscaloosa	35147	613
Montgomery	34130	740
Lee	23556	246
Calhoun	22255	490
Morgan	21037	378
Etowah	19844	500
Marshall	18390	304
Houston	17406	412
St. Clair	16091	339
Cullman	15493	293
Limestone	15402	199
Elmore	15292	286
Lauderdale	14366	295
Talladega	13870	283
DeKalb	12670	261
Walker	11255	370
Blount	10227	176
Autauga	10061	148
Jackson	9909	185
Coffee	9215	191
Dale	8912	186
Colbert	8907	201
Tallapoosa	7103	198
Escambia	6782	134
Covington	6724	183
Chilton	6658	162
Russell	6376	59
Franklin	5992	105
Chambers	5615	142
Marion	5016	127
Dallas	5013	202
Pike	4799	106
Clarke	4772	84
Geneva	4577	127
Winston	4538	103
Lawrence	4352	117
Bibb	4256	86
Barbour	3583	76
Marengo	3383	90
Monroe	3320	64
Randolph	3302	64
Butler	3285	96
Pickens	3173	84
Henry	3131	66
Hale	3119	88
Cherokee	3032	60
Fayette	2945	80
Washington	2516	51
Cleburne	2479	60
Clay	2455	68
Crenshaw	2454	75
Macon	2355	63
Lamar	2257	47
Conecuh	1866	54
Coosa	1809	40
Lowndes	1757	64
Wilcox	1691	39
Bullock	1518	44
Perry	1392	40
Sumter	1333	38
Greene	1267	44
Choctaw	885	27
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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High pressure leaves our area overnight and allows room for some low pressure and a cold front to move into our area on Wednesday. This will bring some good chances for some rain and isolated thunderstorms into our area during later portions of our Wednesday.