MSDH: 42 New COVID-19 Cases; Still none confirmed in Warren County
Published 9:20 am Monday, March 23, 2020
Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Sunday evening the number of positive COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the state now stands at 249. There are still no confirmed cases in Warren County or Claiborne County.
Cases are now confirmed in 55 of Mississippi’s 82 counties.
While there have not been any confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Warren County thus far, The Post does know of a number of tests that have been taken and submitted. The Mississippi State Department of Public Health has not provided a county-by-county breakdown of testing thus far.
Below is a breakdown of all the counties who have reported confirmed cases and the number of cases reported thus far:
Adams — 2
Attala — 1
Bolivar — 4
Chickasaw — 3
Clay — 1
Coahoma — 8
Copiah — 4
De Soto — 23
Forrest — 11
Franklin — 3
George — 1
Grenada — 2
Hancock — 4
Harrison — 21
Hinds — 24
Holmes — 6
Humphreys — 1
Itawamba — 3
Jackson — 7
Jones — 1
Lafayette — 5
Lamar — 1
Lawrence — 2
Leake — 1
Lee — 8
Leflore — 9
Lincoln — 4
Lowndes — 6
Madison — 11
Marion — 1
Marshall — 3
Monroe — 2
Montgomery — 1
Oktibbeha — 5
Panola — 2
Pearl River — 12
Perry — 1
Pike — 4
Pontotoc — 1
Rankin — 8
Scott — 1
Simpson — 1
Smith — 1
Sunflower — 2
Tallahatchie – 1
Tate — 1
Tippah — 9
Tunica — 2
Union — 1
Walthall — 2
Washington — 4
Webster — 1
Wilkinson — 3
Winston — 2
Yazoo — 1
Total — 249