Mississippi COVID News

Mississippi Approaches Record COVID Hospitalizations

Mississippi is approaching its record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations as the virus continues spreading rapidly in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. The state Health Department reported Tuesday that 1,410 patients with confirmed cases …

Mississippi ICU Capacity ‘Extinguished’ by Latest COVID Spike

Mississippi’s top public health official said that intensive care units are filling up in some hospitals and COVID-19 outbreaks are expanding in nursing homes as the delta variant of the virus continues to spread rapidly. “We are seeing more and …

Mississippi Health Official: State Seeing Rapid Increase in July COVID-19 Cases

Mississippi’s top public health official said Monday that the state is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in July. “4th wave is here,” Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health officer, wrote on Twitter. The Mississippi State Department of Health …