Yazoo County has recorded a sixth death reported to be related to COVID-19.
On Monday the Mississippi State Department of Health reported the new death along with a total of 310 total confirmed cases in Yazoo County.
Eighteen of those cases and two of the deaths were reported to be in long term care facilities. All of Yazoo’s long term care cases that have been reported are associated with Yazoo Healthcare and Rehabilitation, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Many residents of long term care facilities are considered high risk due to age or health conditions.
Yazoo County’s total cases, and three of the six deaths, come from the local federal prison. A total of 49 inmates and 26 staff members are among county’s 310 cases. An inmate with pre-existing health conditions at the penitentiary died, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons reports two deaths in the Low Facility.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons also reports that 110 inmates and four staff members are considered recovered from COVID-19.
On Monday MSDH reported 498 new cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 20 new deaths (9 of which were from May 13 - June 1, identified from death certificate reports). Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases since March 11 now stands at 17,768, with 837 deaths.
A total of 33 of the new cases reported today were among residents in long-term care facilities, and there are now 106 active outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (where an outbreak is one or more cases among residents or staff).
