| | August 3 - August 9, 2021 | | | More than 1,056,000 people have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Mississippi. Vaccination is very effective at preventing COVID-19 illness, hospitalization and death. Vaccination benefits you even if you have already had COVID-19. Most COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are now among unvaccinated Mississippians.  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 August 3 and August 9, 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 August 3 and August 9, 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. Our variants report does not include analysis of every case, but does indicate the current proportion of different variants seen in Mississippi. The delta variant (shown in yellow) now accounts for almost 100% of cases sampled.  | | | Outbreaks in long-term care facilities have increased yet again this week. If you are a staff member or caregiver in a long-term care facility and you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, please take this important step now to help protect our vulnerable older Mississippians. - Current active outbreaks: 158
An outbreak is considered any confirmed COVID-19 case among LTC facility residents or employees. | | | Mississippi is approaching an all-time high for hospitalizations for COVID-19, and the state is currently experiencing a severe shortage of intensive car beds. - Patients currently hospitalized for confirmed COVID-19: 1,410
- Patients currently in intensive care for confirmed COVID-19: 371
COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Date  | | Cases by Date of Illness This chart tracks COVID-19 cases according to the date the person first became ill, rather than the date their case was reported. 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 resume normal community life and stop unnecessary deaths.
- 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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