MSDH: Six new COVID-19 deaths confirmed

(The following is a press release from the Mississippi State Dept. of Heath, which continues to take your questions about coronavirus at 1-877-978-6453.)

This morning MSDH is reporting 97 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi. Six new deaths have also been confirmed. Coronavirus cases have been identified in 30 long-term care facilities around the state, most in the past week. The total of Mississippi’s cases since March 11 now stands at 1,455, with 35 deaths.