COVID-19 in Mississippi: 448 cases, 15 deaths reported Wed.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi State Department of Health reports 448 new cases and 15 deaths Wednesday.

The number of presumed positive coronavirus cases in Mississippi is now at 790,616 since March 2020.

So far, 12,115 people have died from COVID-19 in Mississippi.

Click here to see the latest hospitalization numbers in the state.

Vaccines are available to all Mississippians 5 and older.

Click here for county-by-county totals.

The newest MSDH report shows 1,497,588 people are fully vaccinated and 3,681,421 doses have been administered in total.

On March 19, 2020, the first in-state death from the virus was reported of a man from Hancock County.

Mississippi Department of Health has a hotline open 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for any coronavirus-related questions: 877-978-6453.

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