Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,606 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 40 deaths. Ten deaths occurred between January 1 and January 16, 2021, and 30 occurred between December 15 and January 12, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases for the year now stands at 252,475, with 5,521 deaths.
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