JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 577 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 24 additional deaths. The new cases were reported to MSDH by 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 24.
This brings the state’s total number of cases to 789,056 with 12,008 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 | Total LTC Facility Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 7102 | 140 | 103 | 22 |
| Alcorn | 9854 | 146 | 132 | 20 |
| Amite | 3206 | 67 | 58 | 10 |
| Attala | 5223 | 110 | 205 | 38 |
| Benton | 2257 | 49 | 47 | 10 |
| Bolivar | 9198 | 174 | 275 | 34 |
| Calhoun | 4622 | 65 | 44 | 7 |
| Carroll | 2546 | 50 | 53 | 12 |
| Chickasaw | 5566 | 95 | 63 | 15 |
| Choctaw | 2178 | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| Claiborne | 2132 | 46 | 45 | 9 |
| Clarke | 4197 | 104 | 131 | 32 |
| Clay | 4929 | 93 | 42 | 5 |
| Coahoma | 6423 | 120 | 138 | 14 |
| Copiah | 7085 | 111 | 109 | 15 |
| Covington | 7043 | 107 | 187 | 41 |
| De Soto | 49772 | 536 | 130 | 27 |
| Forrest | 21856 | 302 | 369 | 66 |
| Franklin | 1918 | 37 | 47 | 5 |
| George | 7105 | 86 | 94 | 9 |
| Greene | 3170 | 56 | 81 | 7 |
| Grenada | 5482 | 126 | 155 | 32 |
| Hancock | 12116 | 146 | 146 | 23 |
| Harrison | 53089 | 644 | 744 | 87 |
| Hinds | 51843 | 757 | 879 | 140 |
| Holmes | 4415 | 104 | 133 | 21 |
| Humphreys | 2004 | 44 | 36 | 10 |
| Issaquena | 260 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Itawamba | 7344 | 141 | 134 | 24 |
| Jackson | 36680 | 439 | 418 | 46 |
| Jasper | 4771 | 72 | 46 | 2 |
| Jefferson | 1470 | 37 | 41 | 7 |
| Jefferson Davis | 2838 | 50 | 15 | 1 |
| Jones | 21082 | 285 | 349 | 47 |
| Kemper | 2158 | 46 | 50 | 10 |
| Lafayette | 15072 | 174 | 202 | 57 |
| Lamar | 17282 | 157 | 71 | 12 |
| Lauderdale | 18678 | 357 | 499 | 108 |
| Lawrence | 3556 | 53 | 28 | 2 |
| Leake | 6330 | 113 | 103 | 17 |
| Lee | 26454 | 291 | 225 | 43 |
| Leflore | 7283 | 166 | 270 | 60 |
| Lincoln | 8235 | 155 | 214 | 45 |
| Lowndes | 17444 | 229 | 305 | 69 |
| Madison | 23838 | 318 | 420 | 72 |
| Marion | 6928 | 133 | 172 | 25 |
| Marshall | 9857 | 171 | 69 | 17 |
| Monroe | 10920 | 210 | 192 | 55 |
| Montgomery | 2936 | 71 | 94 | 15 |
| Neshoba | 10445 | 233 | 232 | 61 |
| Newton | 5942 | 96 | 89 | 16 |
| Noxubee | 2710 | 48 | 42 | 6 |
| Oktibbeha | 11035 | 158 | 272 | 40 |
| Panola | 10349 | 163 | 103 | 15 |
| Pearl River | 14954 | 265 | 269 | 42 |
| Perry | 3028 | 63 | 43 | 9 |
| Pike | 9421 | 180 | 178 | 44 |
| Pontotoc | 10210 | 134 | 90 | 13 |
| Prentiss | 8127 | 101 | 102 | 15 |
| Quitman | 1558 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Rankin | 36270 | 470 | 511 | 69 |
| Scott | 6471 | 114 | 120 | 19 |
| Sharkey | 950 | 24 | 48 | 8 |
| Simpson | 6926 | 141 | 186 | 20 |
| Smith | 4070 | 66 | 80 | 8 |
| Stone | 5375 | 70 | 112 | 14 |
| Sunflower | 5722 | 117 | 138 | 21 |
| Tallahatchie | 3173 | 60 | 50 | 7 |
| Tate | 7248 | 139 | 80 | 19 |
| Tippah | 7175 | 106 | 119 | 14 |
| Tishomingo | 6079 | 120 | 104 | 28 |
| Tunica | 2506 | 44 | 20 | 4 |
| Union | 9427 | 115 | 133 | 23 |
| Walthall | 3568 | 78 | 71 | 16 |
| Warren | 10168 | 199 | 177 | 38 |
| Washington | 10156 | 194 | 231 | 42 |
| Wayne | 5922 | 84 | 94 | 13 |
| Webster | 3322 | 66 | 66 | 14 |
| Wilkinson | 1790 | 45 | 25 | 6 |
| Winston | 5176 | 102 | 136 | 39 |
| Yalobusha | 4048 | 54 | 84 | 22 |
| Yazoo | 7988 | 103 | 152 | 20 |
| Total | 789,056 | 12,008 | 12,533 | 2,170 |
MSDH has more information about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine on its website.
