JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 149 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 35 additional deaths. The new cases were reported to MSDH by 3:00 p.m. Monday, March 8.
This brings the state’s total number of cases to 791,966 with 12,206 deaths.
Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County
Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.
The numbers in this table are provisional. County case and deaths totals may change as investigation finds new or additional information.
| County | Total Cases | Total Deaths | Total LTC Facility Cases as of March 3 |
Total LTC Facility Deaths as of March 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 7119 | 141 | 103 | 22 |
| Alcorn | 9897 | 153 | 132 | 20 |
| Amite | 3223 | 68 | 58 | 10 |
| Attala | 5253 | 111 | 207 | 38 |
| Benton | 2264 | 49 | 47 | 10 |
| Bolivar | 9238 | 177 | 275 | 34 |
| Calhoun | 4632 | 70 | 44 | 7 |
| Carroll | 2556 | 50 | 58 | 12 |
| Chickasaw | 5581 | 96 | 63 | 15 |
| Choctaw | 2213 | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 2138 | 46 | 45 | 9 |
| Clarke | 4207 | 106 | 131 | 32 |
| Clay | 4936 | 98 | 41 | 5 |
| Coahoma | 6432 | 121 | 138 | 14 |
| Copiah | 7102 | 114 | 110 | 15 |
| Covington | 7056 | 109 | 187 | 41 |
| De Soto | 49914 | 540 | 130 | 27 |
| Forrest | 21908 | 307 | 370 | 66 |
| Franklin | 1922 | 38 | 47 | 5 |
| George | 7120 | 86 | 98 | 9 |
| Greene | 3179 | 56 | 81 | 7 |
| Grenada | 5497 | 128 | 155 | 32 |
| Hancock | 12154 | 150 | 146 | 23 |
| Harrison | 53345 | 652 | 748 | 88 |
| Hinds | 51981 | 775 | 882 | 141 |
| Holmes | 4440 | 104 | 133 | 21 |
| Humphreys | 2007 | 44 | 39 | 10 |
| Issaquena | 261 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Itawamba | 7359 | 143 | 134 | 24 |
| Jackson | 36768 | 450 | 418 | 47 |
| Jasper | 4814 | 75 | 46 | 2 |
| Jefferson | 1469 | 37 | 41 | 7 |
| Jefferson Davis | 2844 | 53 | 15 | 1 |
| Jones | 21107 | 287 | 349 | 47 |
| Kemper | 2164 | 47 | 50 | 10 |
| Lafayette | 15115 | 177 | 202 | 57 |
| Lamar | 17320 | 160 | 71 | 12 |
| Lauderdale | 18719 | 359 | 499 | 108 |
| Lawrence | 3572 | 56 | 28 | 2 |
| Leake | 6383 | 115 | 103 | 17 |
| Lee | 26559 | 294 | 225 | 43 |
| Leflore | 7293 | 167 | 276 | 60 |
| Lincoln | 8269 | 156 | 216 | 45 |
| Lowndes | 17463 | 234 | 305 | 69 |
| Madison | 23911 | 321 | 421 | 72 |
| Marion | 6940 | 134 | 172 | 25 |
| Marshall | 9876 | 172 | 69 | 17 |
| Monroe | 10952 | 216 | 192 | 55 |
| Montgomery | 2948 | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| Neshoba | 10581 | 235 | 232 | 61 |
| Newton | 5989 | 97 | 89 | 16 |
| Noxubee | 2715 | 48 | 42 | 6 |
| Oktibbeha | 11063 | 158 | 272 | 40 |
| Panola | 10368 | 167 | 103 | 15 |
| Pearl River | 14979 | 269 | 273 | 42 |
| Perry | 3033 | 63 | 43 | 9 |
| Pike | 9571 | 184 | 178 | 44 |
| Pontotoc | 10314 | 141 | 90 | 13 |
| Prentiss | 8175 | 103 | 102 | 15 |
| Quitman | 1559 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 36386 | 478 | 511 | 69 |
| Scott | 6480 | 118 | 120 | 19 |
| Sharkey | 950 | 25 | 48 | 8 |
| Simpson | 6939 | 146 | 184 | 20 |
| Smith | 4089 | 67 | 80 | 8 |
| Stone | 5385 | 70 | 112 | 14 |
| Sunflower | 5746 | 120 | 138 | 21 |
| Tallahatchie | 3176 | 60 | 50 | 7 |
| Tate | 7294 | 140 | 80 | 19 |
| Tippah | 7296 | 106 | 119 | 14 |
| Tishomingo | 6107 | 122 | 104 | 28 |
| Tunica | 2510 | 45 | 20 | 4 |
| Union | 9452 | 118 | 133 | 23 |
| Walthall | 3580 | 79 | 71 | 16 |
| Warren | 10184 | 201 | 177 | 38 |
| Washington | 10248 | 195 | 246 | 44 |
| Wayne | 5951 | 84 | 106 | 13 |
| Webster | 3377 | 69 | 66 | 14 |
| Wilkinson | 1792 | 46 | 25 | 6 |
| Winston | 5199 | 103 | 136 | 39 |
| Yalobusha | 4052 | 56 | 84 | 22 |
| Yazoo | 8006 | 103 | 152 | 20 |
| Total | 791,966 | 12,206 | 12,594 | 2,175 |
MSDH has more information about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine on its website.