6,912 new coronavirus cases, 28 additional deaths in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 6,912 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 28 additional deaths. The cases were reported between August 6 and August 8.

This brings the state’s total number of cases to 365,061 with 7,649 deaths.

Gov. Tate Reeves addressed the increase in the number of cases on Monday. He posted on Twitter, “It was recently said nationally that the Delta variant was becoming a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.’ The most recent data from Mississippi suggests the same.”

It was recently said nationally that the Delta variant was becoming a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

The most recent data from Mississippi suggest the same.

Talk to your doctor.
Assess the risk.
Do the right thing for you.
Do the right thing for your family. https://t.co/bjMrAzn6vN

— Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) August 9, 2021

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	3602	90	83	17
Alcorn	3726	75	130	20
Amite	1443	43 *	57	9
Attala	2410	74	180	36
Benton	1109	25	46	10
Bolivar	5131	134	236	33
Calhoun	1884	33	36	6
Carroll	1300	31	51	10
Chickasaw	2287	60	60	15
Choctaw	861	19	10	0
Claiborne	1079	31	46	9
Clarke	1960	80	123	31
Clay	2124	55	40	5
Coahoma	3217	86	129	12
Copiah	3399	69	97	12
Covington	3189	84	140	39
De Soto	24090	286	113	24
Forrest	9704	163	263	53
Franklin	905	24	41	5
George	3014	52	61	9
Greene	1501	35	55	6
Grenada	2788	88	154	32
Hancock	4638	88	70	14
Harrison	22765	339	501	72
Hinds	25501	458	823	135
Holmes	2094	74	104	20
Humphreys	1039	33	34	9
Issaquena	178	6	0	0
Itawamba	3264	82	135	24
Jackson	16819	259	245	36
Jasper	2441	48	44	2
Jefferson	742	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1272	34	9	1
Jones	9690	173	224	42
Kemper	1085	30	44	9
Lafayette	6814	126	187	55
Lamar	7816	91	54	12
Lauderdale	8688	244	456	102
Lawrence	1517	26	27	2
Leake	3024	77	92	16
Lee	11317	180	223	43
Leflore	3776	125	239	55
Lincoln	4300	116	198	40
Lowndes	7501	152	262	63
Madison	11512	232	400	70
Marion	3033	83	160	24
Marshall	4871	106	65	15
Monroe	4506	138	190	55
Montgomery	1373	44	54	9
Neshoba	4816	181	209	59
Newton	2801	64	87	15
Noxubee	1396	35	35	6
Oktibbeha	5231	98	222	36
Panola	4878	112	104	15
Pearl River	5700	158	199	40
Perry	1408	38	23	8
Pike	3887	115	136	37
Pontotoc	4639	74	86	13
Prentiss	3140	63	99	15
Quitman	887	19	0	0
Rankin	16447	297	466	64
Scott	3585	77	116	18
Sharkey	528	18	45	8
Simpson	3369	93	160	20
Smith	1900	37	68	8
Stone	2529	38	85	14
Sunflower	3569	95	123	20
Tallahatchie	1880	43	50	7
Tate	3600	88	80	19
Tippah	3288	70	120	14
Tishomingo	2457	70	102	27
Tunica	1185	27	18	2
Union	4520	79	131	23
Walthall	1573	49	69	13
Warren	4925	128	169	38
Washington	5769	140	193	41
Wayne	2972	46	77	11
Webster	1289	32	61	12
Wilkinson	816	33 *	25	5
Winston	2444	85	130	39
Yalobusha	1787	41	82	22
Yazoo	3547	77	149	20
Total	365,061	7,649	10,751	2,014

Estimated Recoveries

Presumed COVID-19 cases recovered, estimated weekly (does not include cases still under investigation).

MSDH has more information about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine on its website.