The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 172 new cases of COVID-19.�
The latest report brings the state�s total number of cases up to 311,159. With the confirmation of *10 additional deaths, 7,188 Mississippians have passed away from the virus.�
*MSDH Note: 9 deaths occurred between December 2 and April 20, identified from death certificate reports.
Currently, the MSDH is reporting 323 total variant cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi. The most prominent variant is the U.K. strain with 290 cases followed by the two California variants combining for 27 cases. There are 5 confirmed cases of the Brazil/Japan variant and one case of the South African strain.�
After one day above 200 last week, overall hospitalizations have continued to drop in the days since.�
As of Monday, an estimated 300,323 Mississippians have recovered from COVID-19.�Over 1.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Mississippi. Make your appointment at covidvaccine.umc.edu.�
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