MSDH: Nearly 600 new COVID-19 cases added to daily tally
Pine Belt reports no additional COVID-19-related deaths Saturday. (Source: CDC)
By Tim Doherty | March 6, 2021 at 9:49 AM CST - Updated March 6 at 9:49 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi State Department of Health reported nearly 600 new daily COVID-19 cases across the state.
MSDH reported 576 additional cases and 22 new deaths Saturday statewide.
The latest figures brought the state’s total cases and deaths since March 2020 to 297,321 and 6,805 deaths.
Ten deaths were reported between Jan. 1-March 5. Another 12 deaths were discovered through a review of death certificates between Jan. 23-Feb. 28.
Positive test results may have been made during the past several days and represent individuals who became ill a week ago or more.