text: Mississippi reports 1,434 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday | Covid-19 | meridianstar.com
  Mississippi COVID-19 map posted July 25.
  The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,434 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, for a total of 51,097 and 17 additional deaths, for a total of 1,480 deaths statewide.
  Confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are hospitalized in Mississippi are 961, and 211 cases of suspected COVID-19 are currently hospitalized in Mississippi.
  Lauderdale County added 40 new cases Saturday, for a total of 1,199 cases and 84 deaths. Of those, 203 cases and 55 deaths have been reported in long-term care facilities in Lauderdale County. A citywide mask order went into effect in Meridian at noon Saturday until further notice.
  The department of health reported five new cases in Neshoba County for a total of 1,143 cases and 82 deaths; nine new cases in Newton County for a total of 467 cases and 10 deaths; 10 new cases in Clarke County for a total of 275 cases and 25 deaths; and one new case in Kemper County for a total of 207 cases and 15 deaths.