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Mississippi COVID-19 Hotline (7 days a week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.): 877-978-6453

General Information

Home isolation is mandatory if you have tested positive for COVID-19 by order of the State Health Officer. (If you are awaiting results of routine testing not related to exposure, you may return to work and follow the safety guidance of your employer.)

Quarantine is mandatory for household members of someone who has COVID-19. Home quarantine permits working under certain circumstances.

COVID-19 in Mississippi

New Cases and Deaths as of January 31

705

New COVID-19 positive test results reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday.

275,706

11

New COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH as of 6 p.m. yesterday.

One death occurred on January 30, 2021 in the county below.

10 COVID-19 related deaths occurred between December 30, 2020 and January 23, 2021, identified from death certificate reports.

6,056

184

Current outbreaks in long-term care (LTC) facilities only. (See LTC facility outbreak definition.)

About our case counts: We currently update our case totals each day based on test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results to us, which are included in our totals. Multiple positive tests for the same individual are counted only once. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

Statewide COVID-19 Data and Reports

• K-12 School Reports
  Weekly COVID-19 cases, outbreaks and exposure reported by Mississippi schools
• Long-Term Care Facility and Residential Care Facility COVID-19 Reports
  Data reported directly to MSDH by the facility; cases and deaths in these reports may not yet be included in our totals of lab-reported cases.
• Ongoing Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
  A wide variety of data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
• Deaths from COVID-19 and Other CausesPDF
  Provisional counts by week of deaths from COVID-19, pneumonia/influenza, and heart disease
• Laboratory Testing
  Number and type of COVID-19 tests performed
• Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccination ReportPDF
  Vaccinations distributed and administered as reported to MSDH by vaccination providers

County COVID-19 Data

Race and Ethnicity

• Total COVID-19 cases and deaths by county, race and ethnicityPDF
  Current and past data tables, updated daily

Data Snapshots for Individual Counties

High Cases and Incidence

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 numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. The data provided below is the most current available.

Case Classifications

Mississippi investigates and reports both probable and confirmed cases and deaths according to the CSTE case definition.

Confirmed cases and deaths are generally determined by positive PCR tests, which detect the presence of ongoing coronavirus infection.

Probable cases are those who test positive by other testing methods such as antibody or antigen, and have recent symptoms consistent with COVID-19, indicating a recent infection.

Probable deaths are those individuals with a designation of COVID-19 as a cause of death on the death certificate, but where no confirmatory testing was performed.

Mississippi COVID-19 Data Charts and Maps

All data reports below are updated as they become available.

Hospitalizations and Bed Availability

Hospitalization and ICU Use to Date

Updated weekly

Daily Case Maps

Recent COVID-19 Activity

The chart below shows counties according to COVID-19 incidence (cases by population) over the last 7 days. Also see weekly county incidence tables

Cumulative COVID-19 Cases

Total cases and deaths by county since the start of the pandemic. Also see weekly estimate of recoveries

Daily Statewide Data Charts

Our state case map and other data charts are also available in interactive form.

The charts below are based on available data at the time of publication. Charts do not include cases where insufficient details of the case are known.

Note: Values up to two weeks in the past on the chart of Cases by Date above can change as we update it with new information from disease investigation.

Weekly Statewide Data Charts

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Includes:

• Cases, deaths and hospitalizations, analyzed by age, race/ethnicity, gender and other factors
• MIS-C cases and deaths
• Counties with high COVID-19 cases and incidence
• Syndromic surveillance

Weekly Pediatric MIS-C Cases and Deaths

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19 that causes inflammation in many body parts, including the heart and other vital organs.

Weekly High Case and High Incidence Counties

Tracking counties with recent high numbers of COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population, provides insight on where local outbreaks are most serious, and where protective measures should be increased. For more accurate reporting, these weekly charts include sample collection dates only up to seven days in the past to allow for case investigation and delays in lab test reports.

Cases counts in these charts is based on the date of illness onset. If the date of illness is not known, the date the test sample was taken, or the date of test result reporting is used instead. Counts are adjusted as cases are investigated.

Counties are ranked by highest weekly case counts, and by weekly incidence (cases proportional to population). A separate table ranking all counties is also available. All tables updated weekly.

• Full tables of counties ranked by weekly incidence and casesPDF

Syndromic Surveillance

Emergency department visits by those with symptoms characteristic of COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia, updated weekly.

Estimated Recoveries

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

U.S. and World Cases

COVID-19 Testing

Statewide Combined Testing as of January 30 (Corrected February 1)

COVID-19 testing providers around the state include commercial laboratories as well as hospital labs. Combined with testing done by the MSDH Public Health Laboratory, the figures provide a complete picture of all Mississippi testing. (Updated weekly)

PCR testing detects current, active COVID-19 infection in an individual.

Antibody (serology) testing identifies individuals with past COVID-19 infection based on antibodies they develop one to three weeks after infection.

Antigen testing is another way to identify current COVID-19 infection.

MSDH Individuals Tested as of January 31

MSDH Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) testing totals as of 3 p.m. These totals are for tests performed at the MPHL only.

• Total individuals tested by the MPHL: 103,927
• Total positive individuals from MPHL tests: 12,660

Prevention and Guidance for Individuals and the Community

Access to Health Services

Goal

Improve access to comprehensive, quality health care services.

Overview

Access to comprehensive, quality health care services is important for promoting and maintaining health, preventing and managing disease, reducing unnecessary disability and premature death, and achieving health equity for all Americans. This topic area focuses on 3 components of access to care: insurance coverage, health services, and timeliness of care. When considering access to health care, it is important to also include oral health care and obtaining necessary prescription drugs.

Why Is Access to Health Services Important?

Access to health services means 'the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.'¹ It requires 3 distinct steps:

• Gaining entry into the health care system (usually through insurance coverage)
• Accessing a location where needed health care services are provided (geographic availability)
• Finding a health care provider whom the patient trusts and can communicate with (personal relationship)²

Access to health care impacts one's overall physical, social, and mental health status and quality of life.

Barriers to health services include:

• High cost of care
• Inadequate or no insurance coverage
• Lack of availability of services
• Lack of culturally competent care

These barriers to accessing health services lead to:

• Unmet health needs
• Delays in receiving appropriate care
• Inability to get preventive services
• Financial burdens
• Preventable hospitalizations

Access to care often varies based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and residential location.³

Understanding Access to Health Services

The Access to Health Services topic area encompasses 3 components: coverage, services, and timeliness.

Coverage

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Health insurance coverage helps patients gain entry into the health care system. Lack of adequate coverage makes it difficult for people to get the health care they need and, when they do get care, burdens them with large medical bills. Uninsured people are:

• More likely to have poor health status
• Less likely to receive medical care
• More likely to be diagnosed later
• More likely to die prematurely^{4, 5, 6}

Services

Improving access to health care services depends in part on ensuring that people have a usual and ongoing source of care (that is, a provider or facility where one regularly receives care). People with a usual source of care have better health outcomes, fewer disparities, and lower costs.^{7, 8, 9, 10}

Having a primary care provider (PCP) who serves as the usual source of care is especially important. PCPs can develop meaningful and sustained relationships with patients and provide integrated services while practicing in the context of family and community.¹¹ Having a usual PCP is associated with:

• Greater patient trust in the provider
• Better patient-provider communication
• Increased likelihood that patients will receive appropriate care^12,13
• Lower mortality from all causes¹⁴

Improving health care services includes increasing access to and use of evidence-based preventive services.^15,16 Clinical preventive services are services that:

• Prevent illness by promoting healthy behaviors in people without risk factors (e.g., diet and exercise counseling)
• Prevent illness by providing protection to those at risk (e.g., childhood vaccinations)
• Identify and treat people with no symptoms, but who have risk factors, before the clinical illness develops (e.g., screening for hypertension or colorectal cancer)

In addition to primary care and preventive services, emergency medical services (EMS) are a crucial link in the chain of care. EMS include basic and advanced life support.¹⁷ Notable progress has been made in recent years to ensure that everyone has access to rapidly responding EMS; it is an important effort in improving the health of the population.¹⁸

Timeliness

Timeliness is the health care system's ability to provide health care quickly after a need is recognized. Measures of timeliness include:

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• Availability of appointments and care for illness or injury when it is needed
• Time spent waiting in doctors' offices and emergency departments (EDs)

The delay in time between identifying a need for a specific test or treatment and actually receiving those services can negatively impact health and costs of care. For example, delays in getting care can lead to:

• Increased emotional distress
• Increased complications
• Higher treatment costs
• Increased hospitalizations¹⁹

Actual and perceived difficulties or delays in getting care when patients are ill or injured likely reflect significant barriers to care.²⁰ Prolonged ED wait time:

• Decreases patient satisfaction
• Increases the number of patients who leave before being seen
• Is associated with clinically significant delays in care²¹

Causes for increased ED wait times include an increase in the number of patients going to EDs, with much of the increase due to visits by less acutely ill patients. At the same time, the total number of EDs in the United States has decreased.²²

Emerging Issues in Access to Health Services

Over the first half of this decade, as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, 20 million adults have gained health insurance coverage.²³ Yet even as the number of uninsured has been significantly reduced, millions of Americans still lack coverage. In addition, data from the Healthy People Midcourse Review demonstrate that there are significant disparities in access to care by sex, age, race, ethnicity, education, and family income. These disparities exist with all levels of access to care, including health and dental insurance, having an ongoing source of care, and access to primary care. Disparities also exist by geography, as millions of Americans living in rural areas lack access to primary care services due to workforce shortages. Future efforts will need to focus on the deployment of a primary care workforce that is better geographically distributed and trained to provide culturally competent care to diverse populations.

Specific issues that should be monitored over the next decade include:

• Increasing and measuring insurance coverage and access to the entire care continuum (from clinical preventive services to oral health care to long-term and palliative care)
• Addressing disparities that affect access to health care (e.g., race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and residential location)
• Assessing the capacity of the health care system to provide services for newly insured individuals
• Determining changes in health care workforce needs as new models for the delivery of primary care become more prevalent, such as the patient-centered medical home and team-based care
• Monitoring the increasing use of telehealth as an emerging method of delivering health care

References

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2National Healthcare Quality Report, 2013 [Internet]. Chapter 10: Access to Healthcare. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2014. Available from: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr15/access.html

3Access and Disparities in Access to Health Care [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2016. Available from: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr15/access.html

4Hadley J. Insurance coverage, medical care use, and short-term health changes following an unintentional injury or the onset of a chronic condition. JAMA. 2007;297(10):1073-84.

5Institute of Medicine. Insuring America's health: Principles and recommendations. Acad Emerg Med. 2004;11(4):418-22.

6Durham J, Owen P, Bender B, et al. Self-assessed health status and selected behavioral risk factors among persons with and without healthcare coverage—United States, 1994-1995. MMWR. 1998 Mar 13;47(9):176-80.

7Starfield B, Shi L. The medical home, access to care, and insurance. Pediatrics. 2004;113(Suppl 5):1493-8.

8De Maeseneer JM, De Prins L, Gosset C, et al. Provider continuity in family medicine: Does it make a difference for total health care costs? Ann Fam Med. 2003;1:144-8.

9Phillips R, Proser M, Green L, et al. The importance of having health insurance and a usual source of care. Am Fam Physician. 2004 Sep 15;70(6):1035.

10 Ettner SL. The timing of preventive services for women and children; the effect of having a usual source of care. Am J Pub Health. 1996;86(12):1748-54

11Institute of Medicine. Primary care: America's health in a new era. Donaldson MS, Yordy KD, Lohr KN, editors. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 1996.

12Mainous AG 3rd, Baker R, Love MM, et al. Continuity of care and trust in one's physician: Evidence from primary care in the United States and the United Kingdom. Fam Med. 2001 Jan;33(1):22-7.

13Starfield B. Primary care: Balancing health needs, services and technology. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998.

14Starfield B, Shi L, Machinko J. Contribution of primary care to health systems and health. The Milbank Quarterly. 2005;83(3):457-502

15National Commission on Prevention Priorities. Preventive care: A national profile on use, disparities, and health benefits. Washington, DC: Partnership for Prevention; 2007 Aug.

16National Commission on Prevention Priorities. Data needed to assess use of high-value preventive care: A brief report from the National Commission on Prevention Priorities. Washington, DC: Partnership for Prevention; 2007 Aug.

17Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Department of Emergency Medicine [Internet]. Prehospital care: Emergency medical service. Boston: MGH. [2010]. Available from: http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/emergencymedicine/services/treatmentprograms.aspx?id=1433

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18Institute of Medicine (IOM). Future of emergency care series: Emergency medical services: At the crossroads. Washington, DC: IOM; 2006.

19National Healthcare Quality Report, 2013 [Internet]. Chapter 5: Timeliness. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2014. Available from: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr13/chap5.html

20National Healthcare Quality and DIsparities Report 2014 [Internet]. Key Findings. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2015. Available from:

21Hsai RY, Tabas JA. The increasing weight of increasing waits. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Nov 9;169(20):1826-1932.

22Avalere Health for the American Hospital Association. Trendwatch Chartbook 2015: Trends Affecting Hospitals and Health Systems. Washington, DC: American Heart Association; 2015.

23Uberoi N, Finegold K, Gee E. ASPE Issue Brief: Health Insurance Coverage and the Affordable Care Act, 2010-2016 [Internet]. Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services; 2016 Mar 3. Available from: https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/187551/ACA2010-2016.pdf