{"id":89107,"date":"2020-06-18T11:12:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T16:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=89107"},"modified":"2020-06-18T14:02:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T19:02:30","slug":"mississippi-covid-19-cases-rise-to-20641-and-938-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/mississippi-covid-19-cases-rise-to-20641-and-938-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi COVID-19 Cases Rise to 20,641 and 938 Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today the Mississippi Department of Health<\/strong> (MSDH) is reporting 489 new cases of COVID-19<\/strong> in Mississippi <\/strong>and 23 new deaths. Mississippi’s total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 20,641, with 938 deaths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently there are 466 Mississippians hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 of the new cases reported today were among residents in long-term care facilities, and there are now 73 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (where an outbreak is one or more cases among residents or staff).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More details of COVID-19 in the state, along with preventive steps to take against coronavirus and statewide testing locations, 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

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