In the most recent report from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), the state has seen 3,120 new cases of COVID-19 reported between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6. There have been 32 additional deaths reported that were connected to COVID-19 and 129 LTCs or Long-Term Care outbreaks.
Since the start of the outbreak in March 2020, Mississippi has seen a total of 981,020 coronavirus cases and 13,257 deaths.
Two of the deaths in the most recent report were attributed to DeSoto County and occurred between Jan. 7-24, according to the MSDH.
Of the case numbers, MSDH reports that 519,575 are confirmed and 461,445 were probable. Among the fatalities, 8,688 were confirmed from coronavirus and the remainder were probable COVID-19-related deaths.
You can visit the MSDH website to learn more information about COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine.
Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.
