Yazoo City 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 Yazoo City, MS community.

Stay up to date and informed with our resources: Breaking public health news, information on your local Mississippi hospitals and healthcare facilities, information from the Mississippi Public Health Department, and Twitter updates from Mississippi government officials. Continue to visit our website for the latest updates.

Mississippi COVID-19 Cases

Mississippi New Coronavirus Cases:
Mississippi Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,000,415
Mississippi New Coronavirus Deaths:
Mississippi Total Coronavirus Deaths: 13,474
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Yazoo City

Coronavirus nearly triples at Mississippi federal prison in Yazoo City

BOP Director Michael Carvajal said in a COVID-19 video update on the agency's website that the prison in Yazoo City remains a hot spot for coronavirus. Nationally, 495 federal inmates and 309 BOP ... More info »

The Clarion-Ledger - 04/20/2020 12:00pm

Three inmates dead of coronavirus at federal Mississippi prison

The federal prison in Yazoo City, which houses more than 3,700 inmates, has been the site of a large coronavirus outbreak since at least early April. More info »

The Clarion-Ledger - 06/07/2020 12:00pm

Federal Bureau of Prisons confirms outbreak of COVID-19 cases at ... - WAPT

Reports have come in of an outbreak at a federal prison in Yazoo City.According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 620 inmates and 15 staff members have tested positive in the prison. The bureau has ... More info »

WAPT - 01/17/2022 10:01am

Doctor against COVID vaccines fired from Yazoo City hospital | Biloxi ...

Coronavirus MS hospital fires ... an emergency physician working at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Yazoo City, said in a video his firing came after taking three patients off FDA-approved COVID-19 ... More info »

Biloxi Sun Herald - 12/06/2021 03:29am

Track Covid-19 in Yazoo County, Mississippi

About the data. Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Yazoo County ... More info »

The New York Times - 03/22/2023 12:00am

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