| The Mississippi State Department of Health encourages all eligible Mississippians to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent illness and reduce the risk of transmission to those at highest risk of hospitalization and death. More than 1,025,000 people have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Mississippi. Vaccination is proving highly effective at preventing COVID-19 illness, hospitalization and death. Vaccination benefits you even if you have already had COVID-19. If your immune system is affected by medical treatment such as cancer therapy or organ transplant medication, your COVID-19 vaccination may be less effective. Ask your physician about a COVID-19 antibody test and a possible third vaccine dose. Adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccination are very low among Mississippians. No deaths related to COVID-19 vaccination have occurred in Mississippi, and few vaccine-related deaths have been confirmed nationwide. COVID-19 vaccines are demonstrating that they are safe as well as effective. Find a Vaccination All Mississippians aged 12 or older are now eligible for vaccination at hundreds of convenient locations statewide. Vaccinations are free to all Mississippians. Homebound persons can get help with COVID-19 vaccination by sending e-mail to COVIDHomebound@msdh.ms.gov Host a vaccination event for your business or organization by writing to VaccineEvent@msdh.ms.gov Follow daily vaccination progress: Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccination Report More about vaccinations and where to get one | | | Cases reported in the past week Positive test results reported to MSDH between July 20 and July 26, as of 3 p.m. yesterday. | | Deaths reported in the past week COVID-19 related deaths reported to MSDH or determined from death certificate reports between July 20 and July 26, as of 3 p.m. yesterday. | | | Total Mississippi COVID-19 cases | | Total Mississippi COVID-19 deaths | | COVID-19 Variants MSDH regularly tests a selected number of cases for the presence of COVID-19 variants. Current results show that the delta variant remains responsible for almost all recent COVID-19 infections. The delta variant is roughly twice as infectious as standard COVID-19. This week's variant types report is not yet available. Each week's report reflects an analysis only of sampled cases, not all COVID-19 cases statewide. Past variant strains reports | | - Current active outbreaks: 81
An outbreak is considered any confirmed COVID-19 case among LTC facility residents or employees. | | | Mississippi hospital bed usage: - Patients currently hospitalized for confirmed COVID-19: 653
- Patients currently in intensive care for confirmed COVID-19: 199
COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Date COVID-19 hospitalizations have not slowed their rate of increase, and are now growing at a rate comparable to the strongest 2020 COVID-19 waves.  The very high rate of increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations now occurring can be seen in this chart covering our past COVID-19 waves since last May.  | | Cases by Date of Illness This chart tracks COVID-19 cases according to the date the person first became ill, rather than the date of test results. It's the standard way of following the course of a disease in a population. The black average line helps identify upward or downward trending. (In the few cases where date of illness has not yet been determined, testing date is used.) Since we are still receiving reports of illnesses that began up to two weeks ago, expect the more recent dates on this chart to change.  Deaths by Date of Occurrence  | | - Be vaccinated. Vaccination is the most powerful step you can take to prevent disease transmission, stop unnecessary deaths, and resume normal community life.
- Be tested for COVID-19 if you have symptoms or believe you may have been exposed. See our guide to local testing providers and free testing at http://HealthyMS.com/covid19test
- If you are unvaccinated, wear a mask whenever you are indoors, away from home.
- If you are over 65, or have a chronic illness, avoid all large indoor gatherings, even if you are vaccinated.
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