JACKSON — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) on Saturday reported 97 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and six new deaths.
The new statistics push the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 1,455 with 35 deaths. MSDH updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day.
The latest reported COVID-19 case totals for counties in the Tallahatchie County area are as follow, with the previous day's totals in parenthesis and the number of reported deaths in bold:
» Coahoma: 27 (26)
» Grenada: 4 (4)
» Lafayette: 21 (21) 1
» Leflore: 22 (21) 1
» Panola: 10 (8) 1
» Quitman: 5 (4)
» Sunflower: 18 (13) 1
» Tallahatchie: 2 (2)
» Yalobusha: 9 (7)
Additional information, including complete county-by-county case statistics, preventive recommendations and more, is available at the MSDH website at http://healthyms.com/covid-19.
The Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline offers answers to questions about COVID-19. Call anytime: 877-978-6453.
