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MSDH reports 641 new COVID-19 cases, largest single-day increase since March
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,07/14/21-4:58PM , 979 Reads 12,590 Statewide
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 641 new COVID-19 cases on July 14, further documenting the hold the Delta variant has on the state. Just one week ago, MSDH reported 427 new cases, which was the largest single-day caseload seen since March.
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Neshoba County School District students get board school buses after the district's first day of school on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Children affected by latest COVID-19 surge, raising concerns over back-to-school plans
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,07/13/21-5:03PM , 1,308 Reads 21,338 Statewide
The latest surge of COVID-19 cases in Mississippi, caused by the Delta variant, is also hitting the state’s younger population, increasing concerns over the return to schools next month.
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‘People are going to die needlessly’: MSDH releases new guidelines in response to spike in Delta variant infections
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,07/12/21-9:14AM , 1,486 Reads 25,999 Statewide
The rapid rise of Delta variant cases and virus outbreaks combined with the state’s low vaccination rate led the Mississippi Department of Health to release a slew of new COVID-related guidelines on Friday.

The new recommendations, which will stay in place through July 26, are:
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W. L. Hightower, pastor of New Zion Baptish Church in Louisville, receives the Moderna vaccine, administered by Mississippi State Department of Health Phamacist Kathryn Ward at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Hightower was among a number of African American faith leaders from across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Tower

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Delta variant now dominant COVID-19 strain in Mississippi
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/08/21-5:04PM , 5,405 Reads 98,760 Statewide
As public health experts have warned for weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain circulating in Mississippi, causing a spike in cases and hospitalizations.
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