44 COVID-19 deaths and 957 new cases in Mississippi Tuesday

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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 remain in record territory Tuesday as Mississippi sees another huge jump in reported cases and deaths.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reports 17 new COVID-19 cases in Warren County Tuesday, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the county to 532.

No new deaths were reported Tuesday in the county, leaving the death toll at 18.

As of Thursday, July 2, MSDH reports that Belmont Gardens and The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Warren County are under investigation for active COVID-19 outbreaks. Belmont Gardens has two COVID-19 cases among staff, and The Bluffs has one case among staff. Deaths in the county include nine residents of Heritage House Nursing Center.

Statewide, MSDH reports 957 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, another huge jump, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases in Mississippi to 32,214.

MSDH reports that 44 Mississippians died of COVID-19 statewide Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 1,158. Nearly half of the state’s deaths were people in long-term care facilities. The state’s mortality rate of deaths to confirmed cases is about 3.6%, a rate that has been falling slowly for a few weeks.

The numbers of deaths can lag new cases by as long as two weeks or more, which may be one reason deaths in the state have not risen dramatically until Tuesday. In addition, most new cases are seen in younger people recently, and they are more likely to survive the virus than those 65 and older. By far, the largest age group reporting cases in Mississippi are young people from 18 to 29 years old.

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

Ten confirmed COVID-19 related deaths occurred between June 17 and June 28, identified from death certificate reports. The additional deaths were reported in the following counties:

Deaths and new cases were reported as of 6 p.m. Monday, July 6. MSDH usually reports new statistics on the COVID-19 coronavirus each day 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 22,167 through Sunday, July 5. This figure is updated weekly. It represents about 68.8% of the cumulative 32,214 cases reported as of Tuesday, July 7.

Based on the number of cases reported Tuesday, June 16, in Warren County (262), the estimated number of people presumed recovered in the county is 244, or about 46.7% of the 532 cumulative cases reported Tuesday, July 7. The county has an estimated 270 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).

The primary metric concerning state health officials are the numbers of people hospitalized, and that number has been steadily rising with new cases. On Tuesday, health officials warned that some hospitals were running out of ICU beds.

Mississippians hospitalized for the virus as of 6 p.m. Monday, July 6, is 885, including 648 with confirmed cases of COVID-19 (another record high) and 237 people with suspected but unconfirmed cases. Of those with confirmed infections, 173 were critically ill and in intensive care units, and 95 were on ventilators.

Source: MSDH

For additional information, visit the MSDH website.