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The Mississippi State Department of Health updated Mississippi’s coronavirus death toll this evening. As of 6:15 PM on Wednesday March 25, the Mississippi death toll stands at 5. Earlier today the third person to die in Mississippi of Covid-19 was a male 65-70 years old from Webster County, with underlying health conditions. He died while […]
Editor’s Note: A letter circulated on Facebook, Instagram and other “social media” during the recent few days purports to have been written by American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. In it “Fitzgerald” comments on being under quarantine during the 1918-20 flu epidemic with his wife, Zelda, a native of Montgomery, AL. I have said before that […]
Republished by permission of Mississippi Today: Editor’s note: Case data was compiled Tuesday, March 24 as of 4 p.m. Eastern Time from individual state health departments, as compiled by The COVID Tracking Project, and matched against the latest information from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for accuracy. State populations are based on 2019 Census […]
About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. As of 6 PM Tuesday March 24, 2020 there were 57 new cases of Covid-19 in Mississippi, bringing the […]
Washington DC – In case you missed it amongst all the other news flying around these days: The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced on March 21st that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. On March 13, 2020, in a letter to […]
About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from the previous day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. As of 6:00 PM Monday March 23, 2020, there were 71 new positive cases reported throughout the state of […]
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi State Department of Health updated coronavirus statistics for Mississippi. As of 6 PM on March 22, 2020, there were 42 new positive cases of COVID-10 in Mississippi. That brings total positive cases to 249. The state’s death toll remains at one death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
The Mississippi Department of Health’s daily report shows a continuing increase of positive coronavirus cases. This morning, the report lists a total of 207 cases statewide, an increase of 67 from yesterday’s report. The Mississippi death toll remains at 1. Northeast MS counties showing an increase as of yesterday’s count include Chickasaw, Lee, Marshall, Pontotoc […]
A crowd gathered at the Tupelo Furniture Market on Coley Road two days after that city issued an executive order discouraging crowds because of the coronavirus crisis. According to signs posted within ten feet of the Coley Road pavement, a company called Dalton Christian Auctions was holding an auction of “drug seized” items. The signs […]
Tupelo- Medplus Urgent Care Clinic of Tupelo has announced that it has had a positive coronavirus test on Thursday. The clinic, which has been offering drive-up testing, has tested 370 people. More than 300 tests are awaiting results. Jenny Barnes, a nurse practitioner with Medplus, has said that the woman that tested positive is doing […]
Tupelo MS – With respect to the coronavirus pandemic, the City of Tupelo has ordered “social distancing” restrictions on when and how restaurants in Northeast Mississippi’s largest city may operate. For the short term the city’s proclamation says restaurants may be occupied by no more than 50% of their licensed occupation or not more than […]
Tupelo- Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson released a statement on Wednesday saying “With more and more of our restaurants limiting their dining room access, it is becoming harder for our truck driving friends to find places to eat. We will be glad to pick something up for you.” Since most drive-thrus do not accommodate 18 […]
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