Union County reporting nursing home with active COVID19 outbreak
Union County is among the Mississippi counties tht are reporting a long term care facility with an active COVID19 outbreak. The facility name was not released.
According the the MSDH, there are 20 counties that have outbreaks as of April 2nd.
Union county is reporting 4 total cases.
Here is the data from MSDH:
Long-term care (LTC) facilities like nursing homes are considered high risk locations because their residents are older or in poor health. Even one case of COVID-19 in these facilities among residents or employees is considered an outbreak. We investigate residents, staff and close contacts of infected individuals for possible exposure. Counties with active LTC outbreaks are shown in the table below.
| County | Cases | Deaths | LTC Outbreaks |
| Adams | 14 | ||
| Alcorn | 3 | ||
| Amite | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Attala | 12 | ||
| Benton | 5 | ||
| Bolivar | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun | 4 | 1 | |
| Carroll | 3 | ||
| Chickasaw | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Choctaw | 7 | ||
| Claiborne | 1 | ||
| Clarke | 4 | ||
| Clay | 7 | ||
| Coahoma | 23 | ||
| Copiah | 10 | ||
| Covington | 3 | ||
| Desoto | 103 | 1 | |
| Forrest | 26 | 1 | |
| Franklin | 3 | ||
| George | 4 | ||
| Grenada | 4 | ||
| Hancock | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| Harrison | 53 | 1 | 1 |
| Hinds | 118 | 1 | |
| Holmes | 16 | 1 | |
| Humphreys | 4 | 1 | |
| Itawamba | 3 | ||
| Jackson | 57 | 1 | 1 |
| Jasper | 2 | ||
| Jefferson | 1 | ||
| Jones | 6 | ||
| Kemper | 4 | ||
| Lafayette | 16 | 1 | |
| Lamar | 8 | ||
| Lauderdale | 46 | 2 | |
| Lawrence | 5 | ||
| Leake | 6 | ||
| Lee | 24 | 1 | |
| Leflore | 20 | 1 | |
| Lincoln | 14 | ||
| Lowndes | 10 | ||
| Madison | 55 | 1 | |
| Marion | 5 | 1 | |
| Marshall | 18 | 1 | |
| Monroe | 11 | 1 | |
| Montgomery | 8 | 1 | |
| Neshoba | 4 | 1 | |
| Newton | 4 | ||
| Noxubee | 4 | ||
| Oktibbeha | 20 | 1 | |
| Panola | 8 | 1 | |
| Pearl River | 36 | 1 | |
| Perry | 6 | 1 | |
| Pike | 21 | ||
| Pontotoc | 10 | ||
| Prentiss | 4 | 1 | |
| Quitman | 4 | ||
| Rankin | 50 | 1 | |
| Scott | 13 | ||
| Sharkey | 2 | ||
| Simpson | 4 | ||
| Smith | 6 | 1 | |
| Sunflower | 12 | 1 | |
| Tallahatchie | 2 | ||
| Tate | 12 | ||
| Tippah | 29 | 2 | |
| Tishomingo | 1 | ||
| Tunica | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Union | 4 | 1 | |
| Walthall | 10 | ||
| Warren | 2 | 1 | |
| Washington | 29 | ||
| Wayne | 1 | ||
| Webster | 8 | 1 | |
| Wilkinson | 17 | 2 | |
| Winston | 9 | ||
| Yalobusha | 7 | ||
| Yazoo | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 1,177 | 26 | 22 |
The MSDH Public Health Laboratory is testing samples submitted by Mississippi physicians and healthcare providers around the state in cases where COVID-19 is determined to be a risk. Anyone with symptoms of fever, severe cough or severe chest pains – especially those who are older or in poor health – should call their doctor or healthcare provider for instructions on safely being examined. Healthcare providers can assess your health history and symptoms, and perform testing for COVID-19 as needed.
