{"id":113036,"date":"2021-08-10T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=113036"},"modified":"2021-08-10T15:04:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:04:37","slug":"97-of-covid-19-cases-in-mississippi-are-unvaccinated-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/97-of-covid-19-cases-in-mississippi-are-unvaccinated-people\/","title":{"rendered":"97% of COVID-19 Cases in Mississippi are Unvaccinated People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than\u00a01,056,000<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>people have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in <strong>Mississippi<\/strong>. Vaccination is very effective at preventing <strong>COVID-19<\/strong> illness, hospitalization and death.\u00a0Vaccination benefits you even if you have already had COVID-19.\u00a0Most COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are now among unvaccinated Mississippians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VaccinationStatus.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VaccinationStatus.png?resize=640%2C509\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VaccinationStatus.png?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VaccinationStatus.png?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VaccinationStatus.png?resize=768%2C610&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find a Vaccination<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All Mississippians aged 12 or older are now eligible for vaccination at hundreds of convenient locations statewide.\u00a0Vaccinations are free\u00a0to all Mississippians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTAuNDQzNTkzMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy52YWNjaW5lcy5nb3Yvc2VhcmNoLyJ9.F1smK3T-kICaqluA6wwyPareeD6OHLt4N0EBrp4hR_E\/s\/1126202484\/br\/110667069479-l\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find a pharmacy or clinic near you offering vaccinations<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTAuNDQzNTkzMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkdmFjY2luZS51bWMuZWR1LyJ9.FMp1_aIYHNTjyEz9hAUgdaomic9-6AliObb4wyseAa4\/s\/1126202484\/br\/110667069479-l\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find a free vaccination<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;at an MSDH vaccination site. Schedule an appointment ahead of time, or drop by and make one in person. Same-day appointments are usually available.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Homebound persons\u00a0can get help with COVID-19 vaccination by sending e-mail to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:COVIDHomebound@msdh.ms.gov\" target=\"_blank\">COVIDHomebound@msdh.ms.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host a vaccination event\u00a0for your business or organization by writing to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:VaccineEvent@msdh.ms.gov\" target=\"_blank\">VaccineEvent@msdh.ms.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow daily vaccination progress:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTAuNDQzNTkzMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21zZGgubXMuZ292L21zZGhzaXRlL19zdGF0aWMvcmVzb3VyY2VzLzEyMTMwLnBkZiJ9.gy7Tck8Nbph2jrInKIXlY4MzAl_ABfzIqVI4zzyivzM\/s\/1126202484\/br\/110667069479-l\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mississippi COVID-19 Vaccination Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTAuNDQzNTkzMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21zZGgubXMuZ292L21zZGhzaXRlL19zdGF0aWMvMTQsMjI4MTYsNDIwLDk3Ni5odG1sIn0.44ArGutTizNDkfrIKGA7Ullp8CJamboW0E8dBnzMJ6Y\/s\/1126202484\/br\/110667069479-l\" target=\"_blank\">More about vaccinations and where to get one<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COVID-19 Case and Death Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cases reported in the past week<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">18,479<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Positive test results reported to MSDH between August 3 and August 9, as of 3 p.m. yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Mississippi COVID-19 cases: 368,549<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deaths reported in the past week<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">95<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Mississippi COVID-19 deaths: 7,685<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COVID-19 Variants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Delta Variant<\/strong>\u00a0(shown in yellow) now accounts for almost 100% of cases sampled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VarientStrain.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VarientStrain.png?resize=640%2C340\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VarientStrain.png?resize=1024%2C544&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VarientStrain.png?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VarientStrain.png?resize=768%2C408&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VarientStrain.png?w=1049&amp;ssl=1 1049w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Long-Term Care Facilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current active outbreaks:\u00a0<strong>158<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An outbreak is considered any confirmed COVID-19 case among LTC facility residents or employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hospitalizations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patients currently\u00a0<strong>hospitalized<\/strong>\u00a0for confirmed COVID-19:\u00a0<strong>1,410<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patients currently in\u00a0<strong>intensive care<\/strong>\u00a0for confirmed COVID-19:\u00a0<strong>371<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Date<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-Hospitalizations.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-Hospitalizations.png?resize=640%2C401\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-Hospitalizations.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-Hospitalizations.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-Hospitalizations.png?resize=768%2C482&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State Trend<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cases by Date of Illness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This chart tracks COVID-19 cases according to the date the person first became ill, rather than the date their case was reported. It&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-CaasesByDate.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-CaasesByDate.png?resize=640%2C379\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-CaasesByDate.png?resize=1024%2C606&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-CaasesByDate.png?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-CaasesByDate.png?resize=768%2C455&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-CaasesByDate.png?w=1029&amp;ssl=1 1029w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deaths by Date of Occurrence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-DeathsByDateofOccurrence.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-DeathsByDateofOccurrence.png?resize=640%2C379\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-DeathsByDateofOccurrence.png?resize=1024%2C606&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-DeathsByDateofOccurrence.png?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-DeathsByDateofOccurrence.png?resize=768%2C455&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-DeathsByDateofOccurrence.png?w=1029&amp;ssl=1 1029w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What You Can Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Be vaccinated.<\/strong>\u00a0Vaccination is the most powerful step you can take to resume normal community life and stop unnecessary deaths.<\/li><li><strong>Be tested<\/strong>\u00a0for COVID-19 if you have symptoms or believe you may have been exposed. See our guide to local testing providers and free testing at\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTAuNDQzNTkzMDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21zZGgubXMuZ292L2NvdmlkMTl0ZXN0In0.s1aVFhl4Aal9LVOXrvev7nmKrno_JKMKd7kPGzrhs84\/s\/1126202484\/br\/110667069479-l\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/HealthyMS.com\/covid19test<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>If you are unvaccinated,\u00a0<\/strong>wear a mask whenever you are indoors, away from home.<\/li><li><strong>If you are over 65, or have a chronic illness,\u00a0<\/strong>avoid all large indoor gatherings, even if you are vaccinated.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than\u00a01,056,000\u00a0people have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Mississippi. Vaccination is very effective at preventing COVID-19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":113039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16346],"tags":[16051,16052,19026,5,16144],"class_list":["post-113036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-delta-variant","tag-mississippi","tag-mississippi-state-department-of-health"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-10-COVID-VaccinationStatus.png?fit=960%2C763&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}