WAPT

It's been 5 years since Mississippi reported its first case of COVID-19

CARE SINCE THAT TIME? >> IN MARCH OF 2020, THE WORLD SHUT DOWN. PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE WERE FORCED TO ISOLATE, WEAR MASKS AND STAY INDOORS. SINCE THEN, WE ARE NOW BACK TO NORMAL AND BACK TO OUR DAY ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

MSDH reports Mississippi’s first infant COVID-19 death of the new year

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported on Wednesday that an infant under the age of one had died from COVID-19, marking the first child death of 2023 from the virus. The death is ...
Yahoo

Mississippi sues China for $200bn for costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic

The state of Mississippi has declared victory in its $200 billion Covid lawsuit against the People’s Republic of China - now it just has to work out how to get paid. Officials in Mississippi must wait ...
Yahoo

Mississippi removes thousands of people from Medicaid as it examines post-pandemic eligibility

Mississippi has removed more than 29,000 people from Medicaid as the program starts reviewing who is eligible to keep coverage now that the federal government has ended a pandemic public health ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

The pandemic changed Mississippi’s budget for the better. But will the windfall continue?

State revenue barely grew over the past fiscal year — by $18.4 million, or just 0.24% from the previous year. In years past, such anemic growth would foretell an upcoming legislative session beginning ...
Daily Journal

Pandemic is just one factor in chronic absenteeism

Post-pandemic absenteeism is declining in Mississippi schools, but kids are still missing more school than the pre-COVID days. At many schools, more than a third of all students are missing 18 days a ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Will Mississippi schools return to masks, other COVID-19 protocols as possible cases rise?

Schools in Mississippi are not seeing a significant increase in the number of COVID-19-like cases despite a significant rise in cases statewide over the summer. Mississippi began seeing an increase in ...
FOX13 Memphis

Mississippi health officials predict shortages in hospital care amid ongoing pandemic

Across the state of Mississippi, ICU beds are in short supply as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches crisis levels. This comes as Governor Tate Reeves extended a "Safe Recovery" Executive Order in 15 ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

2 Mississippi businessmen found not guilty in pandemic relief fraud trial

COLUMBUS, Miss.COLUMBUS, Miss. — Two Mississippi businessmen, one of whom served on the governor’s economic recovery advisory commission, have been cleared of all charges in a case where they were ...
WKRG

14th Mississippi child dies of COVID-19

JACKSON, Miss. (WKRG) – A 14th child has died of COVID-19 in Mississippi since the start of the pandemic, the Miss. State Department of Health (MSDH) announced Wednesday, Jan. 11. Since the first ...