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One new death, 12 new COVID-19 cases in Warren County Tuesday

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After a rare day of no reported cases or deaths in Warren County, COVID-19 has made a big comeback Tuesday.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reports one new death in the county and 12 new COVID-19 cases. The cumulative number of cases in the county to date is 612 Tuesday, and the county’s death toll is 22.

As of Thursday, July 9, MSDH reported that Shady Lawn Health and Rehabilitation, The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center and the Vicksburg Convalescent Center are under investigation for active COVID-19 outbreaks in Warren County. Shady Lawn has one COVID-19 case among residents, The Bluffs has two cases among staff and Vicksburg Convalescent has one case among staff. Deaths in the county include nine residents of Heritage House Nursing Center, which is no longer under investigation.

Statewide, MSDH reports 862 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases in Mississippi to 37,542.

MSDH reports that 23 Mississippian died of COVID-19 statewide Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 1,272. About 48% of the state’s deaths were people in long-term care facilities. The state’s mortality rate of deaths to confirmed cases is about 3.4%, a rate that has been holding steady for several days.

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 had not risen dramatically until July 7 when 44 deaths were reported. 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.

MSDH reported deaths in the following counties Tuesday:

County Deaths reported Tuesday
Grenada 3
Hinds 4
Holmes 1
Jones 1
Lee 1
Lincoln 1
Marshall 1
Monroe 3
Pike 1
Rankin 1
Sunflower 1
Walthall 1
Warren 1
Washington 1
Winston 2

Deaths and new cases were reported as of 6 p.m. Monday, July 13. 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 25,932 through Sunday, July 12. This figure is updated weekly. It represents about 69% of the cumulative 37,542 cases reported as of Tuesday, July 14.

The number of cases in Warren County three weeks ago, Tuesday, June 23, was 347, therefore the estimated number of people presumed recovered in the county July 14 is 325, or about 53.1% of the 612 cumulative cases reported Tuesday, July 14. The county has an estimated 265 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 into record territory. Last week, health officials began warning repeatedly that some hospitals were running out of ICU beds.

The number of Mississippians hospitalized for the virus as of 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, is 1,059. The number includes 805 with confirmed cases of COVID-19, a record number, and 254 people with suspected but unconfirmed cases. Of those with confirmed infections, 227 were critically ill and in intensive care units and 126 were on ventilators.

Source: MSDH

For additional information, visit the MSDH website.

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