MSDH reports 894 new coronavirus cases, 27 new deaths Thursday

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 894 new COVID-19 cases and 27 new deaths Thursday, Aug.

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The mississippi state department of health is out with its latest coronavirus count.

The agency reported nearly 900 new cases of the virus, putting the overall total since march past 75 thousand cases.

Mississippi's death toll from the coronavirus went up by 27.

That includes one in lafayette county, one in lee county, one in monroe county and two in oktibbeha county.

The new statewide tally is just ten shy of 22