{"id":87753,"date":"2020-05-18T12:01:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T17:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=87753"},"modified":"2020-05-18T12:01:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T17:01:38","slug":"mississippi-covid-19-cases-rise-to-11432-and-528-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/mississippi-covid-19-cases-rise-to-11432-and-528-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 11,432 and 528 Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today Mississippi State Department of Health<\/strong> is reporting 136 new cases of COVID-19<\/strong> in Mississippi <\/strong>and 7 new deaths (two of which were identified from May 5 death certificate reports). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 11,432, with 528 deaths. Currently there are 389 Mississippians hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infection, the lowest number this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 of the new cases reported today were among residents in long-term care facilities, and active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities have fallen to 98 (where an outbreak is one or more cases among residents or staff).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More details of COVID-19 in the state, along with preventive steps to take against coronavirus, are online at http:\/\/HealthyMS.com\/covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mississippi Coronavirus Hotline<\/strong> is the best way to get your questions about COVID-19 answered. Call 877-978-6453 from 7 am to 11 pm seven days a week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest state map shows Mississippi’s case total as reported at 6 pm last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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