Another COVID-19 death and two new cases reported in Warren County Sunday

Last updated: July 22, 2020

Sunday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reports the 10th COVID-19 death in Warren County and another two confirmed cases. The cumulative number of cases in the county is 173. The county’s death toll includes seven residents of long-term care facilities, and the county has 37 cases in one long-term facility under investigation.

Statewide, MSDH reports 272 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases in Mississippi to 15,501.

MSDH also reports 11 Mississippians died of COVID-19 statewide, bringing the number of deaths in the state to 734.

COVID-19 deaths are reported in the following counties Sunday:

Deaths and new cases were reported as of 6 p.m. Saturday, May 30. MSDH reports new statistics on the COVID-19 coronavirus each morning based on the previous day’s testing and death reports.

MSDH has estimated the number of people who can be presumed recovered from COVID-19 in Mississippi. That number is 9,401 through Sunday, May 24. That figure represents about 60.6% of the cumulative 15,501 cases reported as of Sunday, May 31. This figure will be updated weekly.

Based on the number of cases reported Sunday, May 10, in Warren County (117), the estimated number of people presumed recovered is 107, with 66 active cases.

These estimates are based on MSDH’s guidelines for calculating estimated recoveries when hospitalizations are not known, using the number of cases 21 days ago, less known outcomes (deaths).

As of Sunday, 405 Mississippians were hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19, and another 165 patients are hospitalized with suspected infections. Of those hospitalized with confirmed infections, 113 are critically ill and in intensive care units and about 92 are on ventilators.

Long-term care facilities

Many of the new cases and deaths in Mississippi are reflected in cases and deaths in the state’s long-term care facilities. The number of individual COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities total 1,883 Sunday. Resident deaths total 371. About 12.1% of the state’s cases and 50.5% of the state’s deaths from the virus are people from long-term care facilities. The number of active outbreaks under investigation is 137.

Lauderdale County in East Central Mississippi leads the state with the highest number of cases and deaths in long-term care facilities, with 195 cases and 41 deaths Sunday. It also has among the highest total COVID-19 cases and the highest number of deaths reported in the state with 738 cases and 62 deaths as of Sunday.

Two counties, Lauderdale and Madison, have more than 100 LTC cases. Five counties have more than 20 LTC deaths: Lauderdale, Forrest, Monroe, Lincoln and Neshoba.

Mississippi is paying special attention to any outbreaks in these facilities. Even one case is a long-term care facility is considered an outbreak because of the ages and poor health of many residents. Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, long-term acute care facilities, and psychiatric or chemical dependency residential treatment centers.

COVID-19 in Mississippi counties

Neighboring Hinds County, the state’s virus epicenter, is reporting 1,006 cases Sunday and 25 deaths. Thirteen of the deaths in Hinds were residents in long-term care facilities, and 81 cases in long-term care facilities are under investigation.

In other neighboring counties:

Yazoo County reports 281 cases Sunday and four deaths. Yazoo is reporting 11 cases under investigation and two deaths in long-term care facilities.

Claiborne County reports 110 cases and two deaths Sunday. One death was a resident in a long-term care facility and eight cases in a long-term care facilities are under investigation.

Sharkey County reports seven cases, no deaths and no outbreaks in long-term care facilities.

Issaquena County remains the only county in the state without any reported cases.

In all, 46 Mississippi counties now report more than 100 cases each, and 26 counties report 200 or more. Eleven counties report more than 400 cases each: Hinds, Lauderdale, Madison, Neshoba, Scott, Jones, Forrest, Desoto, Rankin, Holmes and Leake. Only Sharkey and Issaquena counties report fewer than 10 cases.

Seven counties report no deaths from the virus. The following 27 counties report 10 or more deaths:

COVID-19 Demographics: race, gender and age

Cases and deaths from the virus are heavily skewed toward African Americans, and MSDH is reporting racial breakdowns of each county’s statistics, available on its website. As of Sunday, 59.4%. of cases and 52.1% of COVID-19 deaths in Mississippi were among African Americans.

COVID-19 cases are also skewed toward women, with 58.7% of cases among women.

Almost all the COVID-19 deaths in Mississippi occurred among people with underlying health conditions, including obesity, lung disease and diabetes. The health of African Americans is contributing to their higher rate of infection and death from COVID-19.

All age groups have been affected by the disease, including children under 18, with 967 cumulative cases as of Sunday, including 68 cases in infants less than 1 year old. Twenty-seven young people were hospitalized with the virus, but no death among juveniles have been reported in Mississippi.

Deaths and hospitalizations from the virus occur most frequently among those 60 and older. As of Sunday, 1,383 of Mississippi’s cumulative 2,272 hospitalizations, or 60.9%, were among people over 60, and 87.2% of the state’s deaths (640) have been people over 60.

Hospitalizations
As of Sunday, 405 Mississippians were hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19, and another 165 patients are hospitalized with suspected infections. Of those hospitalized with confirmed infections, 113 are critically ill and in intensive care units and about 92 are on ventilators.

Mississippi’s rate of hospitalizations for those diagnosed with COVID-19 is below the national average. From a high of more than 30%, the rate stands at 16.1% as of Sunday. The national average for hospitalizations has seen a steady rise and stands at 73.3 per 100,000 for the week ending May 23, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; however, the rate skyrockets to 223.7 per 100,000 for those 65 and older.

Testing

The number of COVID-19 tests performed in Mississippi as of May 30 is 171,837 About 9% of the tests had a positive result based on the total number of confirmed cases in the state. As more asymptomatic people are tested, the actual rate of infection will become clear. As of May 30, Mississippi has tested about 5.5% of the state’s 3.15 million people.

Anyone with symptoms of fever, severe cough or severe chest pains – especially those who are older or in poor health – should arrange for testing with their doctor or one of the many health care providers now performing testing, although not having a fever may not eliminate you from being tested. Health care providers can assess your health history and symptoms and perform testing for COVID-19 as needed. MSDH is also helping conduct free drive-up testing sites in many parts of the state. Always call ahead to the testing provider for instructions on safely being examined before you visit for your test.

Find a COVID-19 testing provider near you

For more information, visit the MSDH website or call the hotline at 877-978-6453, available seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Totals of reported confirmed cases and deaths since March 11, including those in long-term care facilities, reported Sunday, May 31: