Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has ordered the mandatory use of face masks and limited nonessential gatherings in 13 counties, as COVID-19 cases surge in the state, causing record hospitalizations.
1,031 new coronavirus cases and 11 new deaths from the disease on Friday, one day after the State Department of Health Officer, Dr.
Thomas Dobbs, said intensive care units in five Mississippi hospitals were full because of the increase in cases."Mississippi is in a fight for our lives," Reeves said."COVID-19 is an ever-present threat and we are in the middle of a spike."Since the start of the pandemic, the state has reported 34,622 confirmed cases and 1,215 COVID-19 deaths.
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