Coronavirus in Mississippi: 731 new cases, 25 deaths reported Friday Gabriela Szymanowska, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 731 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday.
Since the virus hit the state in March, a total of 293,542 cases and 6,638 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.
Gov. Tate Reeves announced during Tuesday s press conference that first responders and K-12 teachers and staff will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting Monday.
According to a New York Times database on Friday, at least 2,465 new coronavirus deaths and 77,804 new cases were reported in the U.S. Thursday. Over the past week, there has been an average of 69,450 cases per day, a decrease of 32% from the average two weeks earlier.
Homebound Indiana program will bring COVID-19 vaccine to Hoosiers at home Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star
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Homebound Indiana residents eligible for vaccination but who are unable to travel to vaccination clinics may now have the vaccine come to them.
Under a new state program, local firefighters and emergency medical services staff will vaccinate homebound people in their own homes.
“It’s the perfect partnership of public health and public safety ensuring the delivery of non-emergent care to one of our most vulnerable populations,” said Stephen Cox, executive director of Indiana Department of Homeland Security, during Wednesday s weekly coronavirus update. “We call that community paramedicine.”
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