COVID-19
Two new COVID-19 cases in Warren County Sunday; statewide cases at 13,252, deaths at 625
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Sunday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reports two new COVID-19 cases in Warren County. The cumulative number of cases in the county is now 150, and the county’s death toll from the virus stands at six, including four residents of long-term care facilities. The county has 35 cases in one long-term care facility under investigation.
Statewide, MSDH reports 247 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases in Mississippi to 13,252.
MSDH also reports nine additional Mississippians died of COVID- 19, bringing the number of deaths in the state to 625.
COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the following counties Sunday:
| County | Deaths reported Sunday |
| Attala | 2 |
| Carroll | 1 |
| Forrest | 1 |
| Lauderdale | 1 |
| Leake | 2 |
| Neshoba | 1 |
| Tunica | 1 |
Deaths and new cases were reported as of 6 p.m. Saturday, May 23. MSDH reports new statistics on the COVID-19 coronavirus each morning based on the previous day’s testing and death reports.
MSDH is also reporting the number of estimated COVID-19 cases presumed recovered in Mississippi. That number is 7,681 through Sunday, May 17. This figure will be updated weekly.
As of Sunday, 367 Mississippians are hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19, and another 145 patients are hospitalized with suspected infections. Of those hospitalized, 150 are critically ill and in intensive care units and 73 are on ventilators.
