Walmart’s Neighborhood Market location on Hwy 49 will close Friday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. to thoroughly clean and sanitize the building.

Mississippi set a new record for daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday.

Some in the African-American community are apprehensive about taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

Patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine will return in about two weeks for the second dose.

Mississippi soldiers continue their role in fighting to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Black doctors and the vaccine

Reeves says he and the officials at the Department of Health are working to speed up the rollout.

Shots for the general public could be available near the first of next month.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves held his first press conference in weeks regarding COVID-19 in his state.

As Mississippi healthcare workers begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations this week, everyone is asking when the state’s schedule will open up to other high-risk groups.

Sitting on the newly established Biloxi boardwalk, a young woman gathered with her family. Her name is Amiee Carter, and it’s a miracle she’s here to smile in the first few days of 2021.

The virus nearly killed Nolan Valenti twice. He spent months in the ICU on a ventilator but finally made it back home just a couple weeks ago.

Dock Gabbert of Derma died at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said.

UMMC leaders discuss the hospital's status and expectations for another surge.

Wednesday, the state health department reported a record number of 3,023 new coronavirus cases.

The Mississipi State Department of Health will announce on Wednesday the new locations of where the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered.

As health officials wait to see whether Mississippi’s Christmas gatherings will push coronavirus cases even higher, Tuesday’s record number of reported COVID-19 deaths bring the state even closer to an unfortunate milestone: 1,000 deaths in one month.

Crisis standards of care are being activated in Mississippi.

Mississippi is one of sixteen states identified by the Department of Defense to receive the Moderna vaccine from its distribution allotment during Phase IA.

With Tuesday’s 79 reported coronavirus deaths reaching an all-time high, state health leaders aim to prevent COVID-19 transmission as best they can through the traditional ways -- masks, social distancing -- while waiting on enough vaccine doses to defeat the virus outright.

Chief Darian Murray says the woman, an employee at Tractor Supply Co., was arrested for failure to comply.

The executive order will be in place until Friday, January 15.

In a press conference Tuesday morning, MSDH reported 79 new deaths that State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs says were unnecessary.

She worked for months transporting and treating COVID-19 patients while carefully wearing layers of PPE and following all of the protocols to protect herself from the virus, but then it happened.

Several thousand of doses the Moderna vaccine could be shipped to facilities by Wednesday.

2020 has ruined a lot of things, not the least of which is the holiday party circuit.

Even though it’ll be months before most Mississippians can get the coronavirus vaccine, a quick scroll through social media shows several don’t want it because they don’t trust it.

Baptist-Desoto Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi will receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday and start administering it to staff Wednesday.

One mother is heartbroken over the death of her two daughters but remains hopeful for the future as vaccines are on the way.

Health officials say it could late spring or early summer before that happens when more doses of the vaccine are available to the public.

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs received the first Coronavirus vaccine in Mississippi during an afternoon live stream.

The mayor of a South Mississippi city has died after being hospitalized due to double pneumonia just weeks after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

As federal officials begin rolling out the first batch of Pfizer’s vaccine, some Mississippians are excited that a vaccine is now available.

FedEx is playing a key role in transporting and delivering COVID-19 vaccines across the nation.

Cooper Williams, of Madison County, created the hugging booths as part of his Eagles Scout Project.

Government Tate Reeves new order said indoor events should be limited to 10 people or less.

The scathing statement from Committeewoman Jacqueline Amos says Governor Reeves’ priorities are not with the health of Mississippians.

Mississippi Emergency Management Director Gregory Michel has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Mississippi, with a population of about 3 million, has reported at least 4,017 deaths from COVID-19 as of Monday evening.

Pharmacies hiring Covid vaccine workers

To date, America has seen 15.2 million COVID-19 cases with over 285 thousand Americans dying from the virus.

Mississippi Covid vaccines to be administered next week

Employees would be required to do so because Mississippi is an at-will state.

A memo was sent Tuesday afternoon announcing the news.

State health leaders are discussing the spike in COVID-19 in Mississippi.

State health officials say plans are in the works to educate residents on COVID-19 vaccination.

Across the country, and especially in Mississippi, there is a noticeable shortage of nurses.

Since the pandemic started, more people are landing in the Emergency Room experiencing Broken Heart Syndrome. A closer look at why a local doctor believes this is happening and what can be done about it.

He called the decision heartbreaking but necessary.

13 major medical centers in the state have no intensive-care unit beds, according to Dr. Dobbs

This was the state’s highest daily total of new infections since the pandemic began.

The state’s largest hospital said it has a total of 700 beds and 765 patients. In the Intensive Care Unit, all 92 beds are full, 18 of which have COVID-19 patients. There are 65 additional COVID-19 patients outside the ICU, UMMC says.

Reeves doesn’t think his decision making is in conflict with those calling for a statewide mask mandate.

Monday, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said hospitalizations are at a record high, above the previous peak in August, and expected to continue rising.

Brandon and Puckett High Schools also returned to in person learning on Monday as well.

Vicksurg Mayor George Flaggs is extending the mask mandate and his city and calling for a statewide mandate.

“With all the things we can be thankful for in this season, I am especially grateful for our God-given religious liberty,” Reeves wrote in a Facebook post.

Last week, the Mississippi Department of Health reported an “extraordinary rise” in hospital admissions over the previous two weeks.