The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 511 new cases of COVID-19.�
Today�s report brings the state�s total number of cases up to 78,405. With the confirmation of 8 additional deaths, 2,248 Mississippians have now passed away from the virus.�
The latest hospital data published by the MSDH (Saturday�s report) shows a continued decline in overall hospitalizations.�
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs posted similarly encouraging news on Twitter on Sunday, but he warned that hospitalizations could rise in the coming weeks.�
We are very pleased to see a decline in daily COVID hospitalizations.
Recommend to physician colleagues – please consider doing elective surgeries that require hospitalization soon. Anticipate rebound COVID hospitalizations in 3-4 weeks secondary to outbreaks in youth now. pic.twitter.com/EIacZobrpq
� thomas dobbs (@TCBPubHealth) August 23, 2020
On a positive note, the MSDH is now able to estimate that 62,707 Mississippians have recovered from COVID-19.�
For more data from the MSDH, click here.
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