Governor Reeves says August COVID-19 numbers show improvement

Governor Tate Reeves today praised Mississippians in helping slow the spread of COVID-19.

Tate reeves today- praising mississippians in- helping slow the spread of- - - - coronavirus.- reeves said its nice to see tha- the numbers are showing gradual- improvement in august.- he mentioned the seven-day- rolling average peaked july 30- at- 1,361 cases, and the number is- at 932... a 30 percent drop in- - - - new cases on average in a - seven-day rolling period.

- - "when you look at what happened four- weeks ago, our seven day averag- was 1,029 cases.

Three weeks- ago, and all of - these are actually tuesday to - monday since we got this- - - - morning's data.

Four weeks ago- was 1,029 cases on a seven day- average.

Three weeks ago it - peaked at 1,295 - - - - cases.

Two weeks ago, that- number was 1,166 cases.

As of - today, in the last- - - - cases.

Two weeks ago, that- number was 1,166 cases.

As of - today, in the last- week, that number is now finall- below 1,000 and at 932 cases pe- day on a- seven day rolling average."

- - - reeves' executive order for a - statewide mask mandate- will last until august