The cases documented as of April 5, 2020 show that 1738 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Mississippi. That figure has doubled in one week. On March 29, Mississippi had 847 confirmed cases.
The death rate attributable to COVID-19 stands at 51. That death rate has doubled in 5 days. The death rate on April 1 was 26. Y’all Politics has been tracking a 3 day average of both confirmed case growth and the death rate.
The three day average on the death rate has trended up 4 days in a row. The three day average in the rate of new cases has remained relatively steady over the last week in a range of 13.5% on the high end to 8.61% on the low end.
Here’s the data directly from the MS Department of Health*.
| Date | Cases | Daily Growth | 3 Day Avg. Growth | Total Deaths | Day over day | 3 Day Avg. Growth |
| 26-Mar | 579 | 19.38% | 21.95% | 8 | 33.33% | 111.11% |
| 27-Mar | 663 | 14.51% | 20.85% | 13 | 62.50% | 98.61% |
| 28-Mar | 758 | 14.33% | 16.07% | 14 | 7.69% | 34.51% |
| 29-Mar | 847 | 11.74% | 13.53% | 16 | 14.29% | 28.16% |
| 30-Mar | 937 | 10.63% | 12.23% | 20 | 25.00% | 15.66% |
| 31-Mar | 1073 | 14.51% | 12.29% | 22 | 10.00% | 16.43% |
| 1-Apr | 1177 | 9.69% | 11.61% | 26 | 18.18% | 17.73% |
| 2-Apr | 1358 | 15.38% | 13.19% | 29 | 11.54% | 13.24% |
| 3-Apr | 1455 | 7.14% | 10.74% | 35 | 20.69% | 16.80% |
| 4-Apr | 1638 | 12.58% | 11.70% | 43 | 22.86% | 18.36% |
| 5-Apr | 1738 | 6.11% | 8.61% | 51 | 18.60% | 20.72% |
*Growth rates tabulated by Y’all Politics.
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