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Clarksdale, MS Mayor imposes curfew for COVID-19 state of emergency

CLARKSDALE, Miss — Mayor Chuck Espy will approve ... The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) continue to closely monitor the ... More info »

Mississippi to trace contacts of virus-positive cases

Mississippi health officials say they will try to find people who’ve been near those testing positive for the coronavirus. More info »

Two new COVID-19 test sites open for one day only

The Mississippi State Department of Health and UMMC announced two new sites for COVID-19 testing. The new testing locations are at the Coahoma Expo Center in Clarksdale and Lewisburg ... Get the ... More info »

COVID-19 testing ramps up in DeSoto County with one-day-only drive-thru testing center

A doctor sent patients through a referral for a test or patients reserved an appointment through the C-Spire University of Mississippi Medical Center virtual COVID-19 telehealth app. By 1 p.m. 50 ... More info »

LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus in the Mid-South: 1203 cases in TN, 6 deaths from coronavirus

More details and important preventive steps at https://t.co/QP8mlJ41AN pic.twitter.com/1dKwjguxWT — MS Dept of Health (@msdh ... the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi State ... More info »

Coronavirus hits Mississippi's most vulnerable in nursing homes. What's being done?

According to the state Department of Health, about 85% of those who have died from the virus in Mississippi have been 60 years or older. "Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents ... More info »

Supplies running low at Clarksdale clinic

Coahoma County has seen 26 cases of coronavirus so far ​and no deathsNurses are working with patients over the phones and running tests in-person as needed, but ... More info »

Mississippi College professor tests positive for coronavirus

A professor at Mississippi College has tested positive for COVID-19. The faculty member is now under the care of doctors, officials at the college said on Friday. The college has notified individuals ... More info »

Live updates April 3: Coast sees biggest spike yet with 45 new coronavirus cases

The Blood Center, along with the Jackson County and Ocean Springs chambers of commerce and Singing River Health System are holding a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 at the ... More info »

Governor: Mississippi not ‘dictator’ on limits during virus

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he’s rejecting “dictator models like China” to strictly control people’s movements to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. More info »

Local Attorney Recovering From Coronavirus

Prior to getting tested Felisha Sheppard thought she only had a cold. It wasn’t until she lost here sense of smell and taste till she felt she should go get ... More info »

Mississippi tops 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus

Mississippi surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, according to numbers released Wednesday. Gov. Tate Reeves remains among the minority of governors who have not issued a statewide ... More info »

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