Mississippi’s top health official is criticizing the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine within the state’s long-term care facilities.
Alabama's governor extended Alabama’s Safer at Home and mandatory mask-wearing order through March 5.
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 2,290 new COVID-19 cases and 30 new deaths Thursday, Jan. 21.
Here is a quick glance at the number of coronavirus cases in Mississippi and Alabama.
The Mississippi State Department of Health updates its report weekly.
The Golden Triangle Regional Airport collaborated with six hotels, several restaurants, and numerous airline services to create a safe outlet for travelers to use.
"We'll move heaven and earth to get more people vaccinated - for free - and create more places for them to get vaccinated," Mr. Biden said Thursday as he signed a flurry of executive orders focused on the pandemic. NBC's Alice Barr reports.
Retired broadcaster Jimmy Anderson spoke with WTVA after he and his wife had successful coronavirus antibody transfusions.
A man and his wife are looking to receive their vaccinations sometime soon after their previously-scheduled appointment had to be canceled due to a low supply of vaccine doses.
North Mississippi Medical Center is one of several hospitals dealing with a shortage of registered nurses. Some staff members explained why and talked about a virtual job fair coming up.
Nursing students are learning to fight the coronavirus. WTVA reporter Wayne Hereford spoke with several students about Tuesday's experience.
A skilled-nursing facility in Fulton called the Meadows is fighting back against the coronavirus. WTVA's Wayne Hereford spoke with the facility's residents and staff about the vaccinations.
Thousands of people showed up at sites from the coast to the Tennessee Valley as Alabama began vaccinating senior citizens for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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Gov. Tate Reeves says more than 100,000 people in Mississippi have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
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Emergency Room Nurse Manager, Sandy Holman, gives us a look into what the coronavirus has done to healthcare workers at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle.
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle administered 220 vaccines to members of the public that were 75 and older.
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Gov. Tate Reeves said the coronavirus vaccine rollout is not going fast enough in Mississippi.
The Mississippi State Department of Health released on Friday a list of places other than certain health departments where some can get a coronavirus vaccine.
As coronavirus cases rise, North Mississippi Medical Center is struggling to make room for patients. In some cases, up to 30 patients remained in the emergency room for up to 20 hours because there was no in-patient space available.
Mississippi residents 75 and older are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
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The president of North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo revealed Tuesday how much stress the hospital is under as Mississippi sees a surge in coronavirus cases.
As of Tuesday, Baptist Memorial Hospital's ICU beds were filled with current patients.
The findings come from the newly-released Millsaps College/Chism Strategies State of the State Survey.
Healthcare workers in Lee and Lowndes counties began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine via drive-thru on Tuesday.
The two leaders of the hospital system each received their first doses of the vaccine on Tuesday.
The MSDH and the UMMC are providing vaccinations to healthcare workers throughout the state via drive-thru sites.
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Mississippi is currently in its Phase 1a, which provides vaccines to healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
Almost all of the 82 counties in Mississippi remain under mask mandates.
The university will offer free testing, or students can choose to get tested before returning to Tuscaloosa.
The governor and members from other state agencies spoke Monday during a COVID briefing about the vaccine rollout plan.
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A Mississippi 17-year-old created “hugging booths” for a local assisted living home as part of an Eagle Scout project so that families can embrace loved ones safely during the coronavirus pandemic.
MEMA director Greg Michel is now resting at home after being admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19 complications.
While some churches held Christmas mass virtually, one local church kept its doors open.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the state’s pandemic death toll of 4,676 ranked 24th in the nation.
The milestone comes before the Christmas holiday when health officials say they expect a spike in cases.
The Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle administers around 90 of its 500 vaccines to its frontline workers on Thursday.
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Moderna vaccinations are happening at Methodist-Olive Branch and Mississippi National Guardsmen began receiving the vaccine too.
A person who received the Pfizer vaccine Tuesday experienced a severe allergic reaction minutes after receiving the vaccine, according to the state health department.
The hospital administered approximately 90 vaccines to frontline workers beginning Wednesday afternoon.
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President Trump said in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans.
A Winston Medical Center doctor urges people to stay home for Christmas to keep coronavirus cases down.
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said the holidays are prime times for the coronavirus to spread. He is asking people to please be careful.
Seventeen additional counties have been added to the mask mandate, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday, Dec. 22.
Just days before Christmas and with COVID-19 cases threatening to overwhelm hospitals, health officials are issuing a desperate plea for people to avoid travel. NBC's Sarah Dallof reports.
Chief Scientific Adviser of Operation Warp Speed Dr. Moncef Slaoui tells CNN's Jake Tapper why those who have already been infected with Covid-19 still need to be vaccinated.
Stimulus checks could begin arriving as early as next week. NBC's Chris Pollone reports.
Robert Tomey made the decision to close the lobbies of his restaurants in an effort to protect employees from the virus.
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Data is updated nightly.
County | Cases | Deaths |
---|---|---|
DeSoto | 17675 | 191 |
Hinds | 16813 | 331 |
Harrison | 14224 | 204 |
Rankin | 11167 | 219 |
Jackson | 10839 | 190 |
Lee | 9050 | 144 |
Madison | 8568 | 168 |
Jones | 6668 | 114 |
Forrest | 6177 | 124 |
Lauderdale | 6097 | 192 |
Lowndes | 5518 | 120 |
Lafayette | 5162 | 98 |
Lamar | 5039 | 65 |
Washington | 4923 | 125 |
Bolivar | 4104 | 109 |
Oktibbeha | 4059 | 82 |
Panola | 3848 | 81 |
Pontotoc | 3762 | 58 |
Warren | 3674 | 103 |
Monroe | 3671 | 108 |
Union | 3556 | 63 |
Marshall | 3552 | 70 |
Neshoba | 3485 | 154 |
Pearl River | 3468 | 105 |
Leflore | 3111 | 109 |
Lincoln | 3056 | 88 |
Hancock | 2918 | 62 |
Sunflower | 2914 | 75 |
Tate | 2796 | 62 |
Alcorn | 2723 | 54 |
Pike | 2689 | 81 |
Itawamba | 2680 | 63 |
Scott | 2596 | 48 |
Yazoo | 2552 | 56 |
Prentiss | 2525 | 53 |
Tippah | 2492 | 50 |
Copiah | 2490 | 49 |
Coahoma | 2480 | 54 |
Simpson | 2421 | 71 |
Leake | 2373 | 67 |
Grenada | 2232 | 72 |
Marion | 2220 | 73 |
Covington | 2199 | 73 |
Adams | 2136 | 71 |
Wayne | 2126 | 34 |
Winston | 2073 | 71 |
George | 2043 | 39 |
Newton | 1990 | 46 |
Attala | 1969 | 63 |
Tishomingo | 1941 | 61 |
Chickasaw | 1890 | 44 |
Jasper | 1795 | 38 |
Holmes | 1717 | 68 |
Clay | 1658 | 37 |
Tallahatchie | 1562 | 35 |
Stone | 1514 | 25 |
Clarke | 1472 | 62 |
Calhoun | 1408 | 22 |
Smith | 1292 | 26 |
Yalobusha | 1220 | 34 |
Walthall | 1143 | 37 |
Greene | 1135 | 29 |
Noxubee | 1129 | 26 |
Montgomery | 1116 | 36 |
Carroll | 1066 | 22 |
Lawrence | 1065 | 17 |
Perry | 1045 | 31 |
Amite | 1014 | 26 |
Webster | 961 | 24 |
Tunica | 888 | 21 |
Claiborne | 883 | 25 |
Jefferson Davis | 883 | 29 |
Benton | 856 | 23 |
Humphreys | 846 | 24 |
Kemper | 805 | 20 |
Quitman | 708 | 9 |
Franklin | 699 | 17 |
Choctaw | 632 | 13 |
Wilkinson | 598 | 25 |
Jefferson | 568 | 21 |
Sharkey | 451 | 17 |
Issaquena | 160 | 6 |
Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
County | Cases | Deaths |
---|---|---|
Jefferson | 64437 | 1007 |
Mobile | 31435 | 569 |
Madison | 28158 | 217 |
Tuscaloosa | 21492 | 275 |
Montgomery | 19873 | 332 |
Shelby | 19248 | 132 |
Baldwin | 17128 | 189 |
Lee | 13137 | 107 |
Morgan | 12594 | 142 |
Etowah | 12070 | 181 |
Calhoun | 11496 | 206 |
Marshall | 10420 | 123 |
Houston | 8988 | 164 |
Limestone | 8320 | 81 |
Cullman | 8257 | 124 |
Elmore | 8183 | 110 |
DeKalb | 7871 | 107 |
Lauderdale | 7847 | 107 |
St. Clair | 7808 | 130 |
Talladega | 6445 | 112 |
Walker | 6028 | 183 |
Jackson | 5991 | 45 |
Colbert | 5486 | 94 |
Blount | 5462 | 86 |
Autauga | 5358 | 62 |
Coffee | 4607 | 64 |
Dale | 4096 | 85 |
Franklin | 3741 | 50 |
Russell | 3542 | 15 |
Chilton | 3443 | 73 |
Covington | 3385 | 80 |
Escambia | 3345 | 44 |
Tallapoosa | 3143 | 109 |
Dallas | 3129 | 96 |
Chambers | 3034 | 70 |
Clarke | 2980 | 36 |
Pike | 2624 | 31 |
Lawrence | 2533 | 55 |
Marion | 2531 | 61 |
Winston | 2333 | 42 |
Bibb | 2223 | 48 |
Geneva | 2102 | 47 |
Marengo | 2082 | 31 |
Pickens | 1995 | 31 |
Hale | 1849 | 44 |
Barbour | 1805 | 38 |
Fayette | 1778 | 29 |
Butler | 1731 | 60 |
Cherokee | 1651 | 31 |
Henry | 1595 | 25 |
Monroe | 1520 | 21 |
Randolph | 1455 | 36 |
Washington | 1417 | 27 |
Clay | 1297 | 46 |
Crenshaw | 1237 | 45 |
Macon | 1219 | 37 |
Cleburne | 1215 | 25 |
Lamar | 1199 | 22 |
Lowndes | 1148 | 36 |
Wilcox | 1079 | 22 |
Bullock | 1033 | 28 |
Perry | 999 | 18 |
Conecuh | 978 | 22 |
Sumter | 905 | 27 |
Greene | 779 | 23 |
Coosa | 634 | 18 |
Choctaw | 519 | 24 |
Out of AL | 0 | 0 |
Unassigned | 0 | 0 |