MSDH: 71 new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi; Still none reported in Warren County

Published 10:18 am Tuesday, March 24, 2020

As of Tuesday morning, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 71 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi.

The state total now stands at 320, with one death. Counties reporting their first case include Choctaw, Newton and Noxubee.

A list of counties affected are listed below:

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Below is a breakdown of all the counties who have reported confirmed cases and the number of cases reported thus far:

Adams – 2
Attala – 3
Bolivar – 4
Chickasaw – 6

Choctaw – 1
Clay – 1
Coahoma – 11
Copiah – 5
De Soto – 29
Forrest – 14
Franklin – 3
George – 1
Grenada – 2
Hancock – 5
Harrison – 24
Hinds – 31
Holmes – 6
Humphreys – 1
Itawamba – 3
Jackson – 10
Jones – 1
Lafayette – 8

Lamar – 2

Lawrence – 2
Leake – 2
Lee – 12
Leflore – 10
Lincoln – 4
Lowndes – 6
Madison – 14

Marion – 1
Marshall – 3
Monroe – 3
Montgomery – 2

Newton – 1

Noxubee – 1
Oktibbeha – 5
Panola – 2
Pearl River – 13
Perry – 1
Pike – 7
Pontotoc – 2
Rankin – 13
Scott – 2
Simpson – 1
Smith – 1
Sunflower – 3

Tallahatchie – 2
Tate – 1
Tippah – 11
Tunica – 3
Union – 1
Walthall – 2
Washington – 5
Webster – 2
Wilkinson – 4
Winston – 2
Yazoo – 3

Total – 320