COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi
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| 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Mississippi, U.S |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | March 12, 2020[1] |
| Confirmed cases | 12[2] |
Deaths | 0 |
This article details the viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Timeline
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed their first case in the state on March 12, 2020. The individual is from Forrest County, who had recently traveled to the state of Florida.[1] Three days later, March 15, the state had a spike in cases (4) in the state bringing the total to 10.[3] On March 16, two new cases in the state, one in Pearl River County and another Monroe County.[4]
Government Responses
On March 14, two days after the first case was announced in the state, Governor Tate Reeves, declared a state of emergency, due to how big of an impact the neighboring state of Louisiana, has had with the virus. Louisiana at the time was the most infected state per capita.[5] Reeves recently came back from a trip from Spain (a country hit hard by the virus) and stated that he will voluntarily work from home for precautionary purposes.[5]
March 15, Jackson's city mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba declared civil emergency for the city.[6]
References
- ^ a b "First Case of Coronavirus in Mississippi". 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,420.html
- ^ Matlock, Cash (March 15, 2020). "10 CORONAVIRUS CASES REPORTED IN MISSISSIPPI". WCBI-TV. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Keiek, Brantly (March 16, 2020). "CORONAVIRUS: TWO CASES OF COVID-19 IN PEARL RIVER COUNTY, ONE IN HANCOCK COUNTY". WXXV-TV. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Broom, Brian (March 14, 2020). "Mississippi declares state of emergency over coronavirus as Louisiana hard hit". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Lee, China (March 15, 2020). "Jackson mayor to declare civil emergency amid coronavirus outbreak". WLBT. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
External links
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