We extend our condolences to every family impacted by COVID-19.

“I had a family that waited so long for an autopsy report that their life insurance policy was canceled because it took them so long to get a final copy of the autopsy report,” said Rankin County Coroner David Ruth.

We are just over a week away from Thanksgiving, and it’s no secret the holiday will be celebrated a lot differently this year due to the pandemic.

Pearl’s traditional Christmas parade will not be happening in 2020.

Ole Miss men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis tested positive for COVID-19.

Dobbs said there is a lot that Mississippians can do before a lockdown would even be considered.

“Officer Brooks, he can’t be replaced. Right now I don’t know what I’m going to do. I have no idea. I don’t know," said Chief Kenny Collins. "Because how do you say goodbye?”

The shorter list also means he won’t be spending as much this year either.

With the daunting news of high numbers there is also good news.

Reeves says he will update on COVID and release the executive budget proposal at 2:30 p.m.

An estimated 114,430 people have recovered from the virus.

The Mayor of Southaven is objecting to the statements made this week by Mississippi’s Governor Tate Reeves and Mississippi Health Officer Thomas Dobbs about an ongoing outbreak in DeSoto County.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections has identified an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Marshall County Correctional Facility in Holly Springs.

Mississippi is currently listed in the red zone by the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

All schools in the Natchez-Adams School District transitioned from hybrid learning to virtual learning on Thursday, November 12.

As daily coronavirus cases surge over 1,000 for the fourth time this week, state health officials say a vaccine for the highly contagious virus could be available to a portion of the state’s residents -- including health care workers -- before the end of the year.

Supplies are limited, so those who are the most high-risk will get the vaccine first.

Governor Tate Reeves has released a statement concerning the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department saying they will not enforce a state mandate on social distancing nor issue citations for not wearing a mask.

Mississippi’s top health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, will host a virtual discussion about COVID-19 on Thursday at 12 p.m.

The state’s total case count is expected to reach 130,000 in the next day or two.

The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday they will not enforce Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves' mandate on social distancing nor issue citations for not wearing a mask.

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The numbers are frightening, and when you put names and faces with those numbers, it’s also heartbreaking.

All extracurricular activities during this time will be postponed or cancelled.

Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has extended his “Safe Recovery” executive order through December 11.

"More fractured teeth, more broken teeth, so it’s becoming much more widespread,” Dr. Douglas Rummells said.

The order will be in effect until there is no longer a need for it.

The governor said that the entire family is getting tested and will be in isolation for the time being.

Daily average coronavirus cases in Mississippi have jumped in the last week, showing little if any significant statewide impact from the mask mandates that have been in place since late October.

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ACSD says they are contacting those who came in close contact with those individuals.

Gov. Tate Reeves says it’s “despicable” for Gov. Chris Cuomo, D-New York, to say it’s “bad news” that the Trump administration will implement a vaccine plan.

Puckett High School is going virtual after an increase in positive COVID-19 tests.

They cite the potential for a third spike in cases in long term care facilities due to increasing community spread.

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Once upon a time in Brookhaven, Mississippi, there was a pandemic, but the people at the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce still wanted to crown a Miss Merry Christmas.

These six cases bring CPSD’s total positive cases to 29 since the start of school on August 13.

No game is scheduled for November 6 and the quarantine period will end prior to the beginning of 5A division playoffs.

Just one little dinner.That’s how 34-year-old Timothy Hudson describes what happened that led to a week-long hospitalization with COVID-19, fever spiking at 104 degrees, debilitating body aches, an alarmingly fast heartbeat and spasms of coughing.

“Not so happy,” said 9-year-old John Gordon, describing the feeling of being told he has to wear his mask. “Because it’s just not fun wearing them, and they’re hard to breathe through."

Case totals continue to rise across the state, with more than 115,000 cases statewide since March.

Breast cancer survivors decorated their cars to drive around the Jackson-metro to raise awareness.

The positive test came from a student within Clinton Junior High School.

The State Health Department continues to report hundreds of cases of the coronavirus daily.

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs says COVID-related hospitalizations are up 24 percent from last week.

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Governor Tate Reeves issued the new executive order in response to the growing COVID-19 cases across the state.

And after two unsuccessful transplants, the journey continues to be a rocky one.

Numbers continue to rise across the state, with more than 110,000 cases statewide since March.

Hundreds of students at Ocean Springs High School are quarantined after a number of band students tested positive for COVID-19.

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs revealed the information during a press conference over Zoom Friday afternoon.

Here is a breakdown of the number of cases and quarantines for South Mississippi schools for the week of Oct. 5-9, 2020.

Hospitals know the high case numbers will likely translate to a bump in hospitalizations in the next few weeks.

With more than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mississippi on Thursday, the state’s numbers are trending in the wrong direction.

Mississippi’s state health officer says he’s troubled by the state’s recent rise in COVID-19 cases.

Another negative impact the family is dealing with is a loss of smell and taste.

These cases are CPSD’s eighteenth and nineteenth positive cases since the start of school on August 13.

Mississippi voters will not be required to wear a mask when they vote in the November election. Secretary of State Michael Watson says no voter should be denied the right to vote for not wearing a mask.