JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi has surpassed 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths, health officials reported Monday. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported that 10,024 people have died of COVID-19 or its complications in the state, which has a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi health officials say almost 1,000 hospital beds that could be used to treat patients during the latest surge of coronavirus in the state are unstaffed because of a shortage of healthcare workers.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that he is extending his state-of-emergency order that gives public health officials and other government leaders some flexibility in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican governor said he would…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Health care systems across Mississippi are seeing a surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in people under 50, a shift from earlier in the pandemic when the virus was…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The number of people receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi increased last week for the first time in three months as numbers of new cases surge in the state. Around 53,000 people received either…
Today, Mississippi is reporting 961 new COVID cases. This comes as the state faces an explosion that’s crippling local hospitals and a rise in delta…
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi is reporting its first identified cases of two California COVID-19 variant strains: four cases of B.1.427 variant and three cases of B.1.429 variant in Mississippi residents. Like other previously identified COVID-19…
By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach Petty Officer Second Class Raven McQueen, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, is playing a critical role in the U.S. Navy’s efforts to maintain a healthy and ready fighting force in the face…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 392 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths. The statewide total stands at 302,316 cases and 6,945 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area: Hancock County has…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 322 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths. The statewide total stands at 301,924 cases and 6,938 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 352 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths. The statewide total stands at 301,602 cases and 6,936 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 369 new COVID-19 cases and 27 new deaths. The statewide total stands at 301,250 cases and 6,929 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our area:…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 101 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths including one in Pearl River County. The statewide total stands at 300,881 cases and 6,903 deaths. Here’s a look at the…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 763 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 299,887 cases and 6,883 deaths Here’s a look at the cases by county in…
In Gulfport earlier this afternoon, Governor Tate Reeves reflected on Mississippi’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a year to the day after the first case was reported in the state. The governor says it’s been a long…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 679 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths including one in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 299,124 cases and 6,864 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 437 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths including two in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 298,445 cases and 6,845 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases…
Mississippi’s top public health official is urging people to continue wearing masks in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has lifted a mask mandate and Mississippi has seen a decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations, but…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 357 new COVID-19 cases and 26 new deaths including three in Harrison County. The statewide total stands at 298,008 cases and 6,834 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases…
One year ago today, the first positive case of COVID-19 was reported in the state of Mississippi. The progress in the fight against COVID-19 can be seen as the State Department of Health is operating free drive-thru…
Today is the first day Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine appointments are underway. At the Singing River Cedar Lake Clinic in Biloxi, 20 of the new one dose vaccines were given to South Mississippians. Ten Singing River…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has reported 70 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. The statewide total stands at 297,651 cases and still 6,808 deaths. Here’s a look at the cases by county in our…
Fully-vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way with people…