Coahoma County reported 30 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and a Long Term Care (LTC) facility has reported another death.
Let’s hope the last day of July 2020 will be remembered as the day Coahoma County reported the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19.
Testing in Coahoma County last week has seen the number of new cases of COVID-19 rise with 33 new cases reported Thursday. There have been no new deaths reported since July 20.
The county reported 276 total cases as of Friday, July 17 and that number has skyrocketed with 350 new cases reported in just 13 days.
The number of coronavirus cases in Coahoma County continues to climb, but the number of fatalities has remained steady.
Coahoma County topped 500 cases on Saturday and is poised to add 100 by the weekend. The number of fatalities attributed to COVID-19 stands at seven and has for July 20.
Coahoma County reported its seventh death from COVID-19 Friday, but the MSDH clarified the death happened between May 11 and July 7 and was based on the death certificate report that listed the county of residence.
Coahoma County posted its first reported case of coronavirus in a nursing home Monday, while the state saw the traditional drop in cases reported over the weekend.
Mississippi reported only one death from the disease on Monday.
Coahoma County went 118 days into the pandemic without a case of the virus reported in a Long Term Care (LTC) facility. The state’s case count for LTC’s also includes staff who test positive with the disease and not just residents of those facilities.
There have been no deaths reported in LTC’s in Coahoma County.
The 901XTREME motorcycle club has gone through Clarksdale with its Stop the Gun Violence rally the past three years.
When Coahoma County Jr./Sr. High School did not have an athletic banquet and give out awards for the 2019-20 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens stepped up with a grassroots effort.
There have been several stories in your Clarksdale Press Register over the past few weeks reporting on crime.
The shooting of a 25-year-old in broad daylight Friday shocked this community. There have also been a number of home burglaries, assaults, car burglaries and reports of shots fired grabbing the headlines.
The Boys and Girls Basketball Teams from Coahoma County have made us very proud this week.
Your Red Panther Boys Basketball Team claimed the 2A State Championship with a win over Potts Camp.
