COVID-19
Warren County sees three new COVID-19 cases; Tuesday statewide cases top 20,000 and deaths over 900

Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reports three new COVID-19 cases in Warren County, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the county to 262. The number of deaths stands at 12, which includes eight residents of one long-term care facilities.
MSDH reports Warren County has two nursing homes under investigation for active COVID-19 outbreaks as of Thursday, June 11:
- Heritage House Nursing Center has 15 employee cases, 39 resident cases and eight resident deaths.
- The Bluffs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has two employee cases and no resident cases or deaths.
Statewide, MSDH reports another big jump in new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday of 353, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases in Mississippi to 20,152.
MSDH also reports that 20 additional Mississippians died of COVID-19 statewide, bringing the number of deaths in the state to 915. The state’s mortality rate for the virus is about 4.5%.
COVID-19 deaths are reported in the following counties Tuesday.
County | Deaths reported Tuesday |
Bolivar | 1 |
Claiborne | 1 |
Coahoma | 2 |
Copiah | 1 |
Greene | 1 |
Hinds | 1 |
Jones | 4 |
Lee | 1 |
Madison | 1 |
Neshoba | 4 |
Newton | 1 |
Washington | 1 |
Wayne | 1 |
Deaths and new cases were reported as of 6 p.m. Monday, June 15. 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 15,323 through Sunday, June 14. This figure will be updated weekly. It represents about 76% of the cumulative 20,152 cases reported as of Tuesday, June 16.
Based on the number of cases reported Tuesday, May 26, in Warren County (158), the estimated number of people presumed recovered in the county is 146, or about 55.7%, with 104 active cases out of the 262 cumulative cases reported Tuesday, June 16.
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 Tuesday, 451 Mississippians are hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Another 217 patients are hospitalized with suspected infections. Of those hospitalized with confirmed infections, 160 are critically ill and in intensive care units and 98 are on ventilators.
For additional information, visit the MSDH website.
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