Mississippi COVID-19 cases climb

MSDH reported 1,092 new COVID-19 cases as numbers continue to climb.

NEWS BREAKING TODAY A RECORDSPIKE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES INMISSISSIPPI THE STATE REPORTING1092 CASES WITH FIVE ADDITIONALDEATHS.IT IS A MAJOR JUMP FROM OURPREVIOUS DAILY HIGH OF 611 CASESWHICH HAPPENE JUST EARLIER THISWEEK, MISSISSIPPI NOW HAS 94516CASES LESS THAN AN HOUR AGOSTATE HEALTH LEADERS, ENCOURAGEDWORN REALLY PEOPLE TO STAY AWAYFROM LARGE GATHERINGS.WE NEED TO WEAR MASKS.WE NEED TO SOCIAL DISTANCE.WE NEED TO AVOID LARGEGATHERINGS.WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THOSEGATHERINGS THAT WERE GOING TOSOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A PARTYCAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION TOHUNDREDS OF FOLKS THAT CAN HAVERIPPLE EFFECTS DOWN THE LINE.I’LL TAKE A LOOK HERE TO OF THECOUNTIES IN THE METRO.CARRY THE MOST CASES AT THE TOPOF THE LIST HINDS COUNTYFOLLOWED BY DESOTO AND MADISONCOUNTIES AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THEHOSPITALIZATION NUMBERS, WE SEETHE HIGHEST PATIENT COUNT TODATE 536 157 PEOPLE ARE IN THEICU