Columbia and other towns across Mississippi are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Columbia, MS community.
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Mississippi COVID-19 Cases
Mississippi Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,000,415
Mississippi New Coronavirus Deaths:
Mississippi Total Coronavirus Deaths: 13,474
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Columbia
Coronavirus spreading to Mississippi nursing homes - The Clarion-Ledger
Coronavirus is spreading through Mississippi nursing homes, a worst-case scenario for the state's most vulnerable. While most coronavirus cases result in mild to serious conditions in much of the ... More info »
The Clarion-Ledger - 04/02/2020 09:00pmMississippi coronavirus: How rural hospitals are preparing - The Clarion-Ledger
There is a small hospital in north Mississippi that bought 100 ponchos to prepare for the coronavirus. A hospital in central Mississippi got masks and isolation gowns through a poultry plant supplier. More info »
The Clarion-Ledger - 03/26/2020 12:00pmOnce the nation’s worst, Mississippi now ranks 47th in new COVID-19 cases per capita
Mississippi's new daily cases of COVID-19 have dropped so rapidly over the past six weeks that a state once ranked number one in daily new cases of COVID per capita has fallen to 47th among the 50 ... More info »
Gulf Live - 10/19/2021 02:06amMississippi COVID-19 numbers continue to plummet
Mississippi, however, still ranks #3 in daily COVID-19 deaths per capita. The state now totals 787,396 cases and 11,858 deaths. In Jackson County, new cases of COVID totaled 179 -- less than half the ... More info »
Gulf Live - 02/21/2022 12:05pmCoronavirus-related deaths of young teachers raise alarm as new school year begins - CBS News
Two other educators died recently in Mississippi. It's unclear how many teachers in the U.S. have become ill with COVID-19 since the new school year began, but Mississippi alone has reported 604 ... More info »
CBS News - 09/10/2020 01:07amHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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