MSDH reports 956 new coronavirus cases, 21 new deaths Thursday

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 956 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths Thursday, Aug.

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State reported more than 900 cases today which brings the state total to 64-thousand-400 cases since the state began reporting in mid-march.

The state also reported 21 new deaths including several in our area the state one person died in the following counties, lowndes and monroe the new deaths brought the state death toll up to 18- hundred-25