Kemper County posts 184 COVID-19 infections

Kemper County’s numbers of infections from the Coronavirus Pandemic increased by five in the past week.

As of Monday, the Mississippi Department of Health reported that there are 184 cases in Kemper. The number of deaths from the dread disease  stands at 14.

The state has seen a continued increase in infections and deaths. As of Monday, there are 36,680 infections and 1,120 deaths in Mississippi.

Health Department news

 The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health continue to closely monitor the outbreak of respiratory illnesses caused by the novel (new) coronavirus COVID-19, and are working to limit the spread of cases nationally and in Mississippi. MSDH is actively working with doctors and hospitals to quickly identify cases and respond effectively to limit this outbreak.

Based on the Governor's executive order 1507, the following counties must practice enhanced safety protocols, including the use of a mask or face covering in public and additional limits on social gathering sizes, beginning July 13, 2020.

Claiborne, De Soto, Grenada , Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Quitman, Rankin, Sunflower, Washington, Wayne

In all businesses:

All employees are required to keep at least 6 feet from other employees, or wear a face mask.All employees must be screened at the beginning of their shift.

In retail businesses:

-Employees in contact with the public must wear a face covering.

-Members of the public must wear a face covering at all times in a retail business.

Gatherings and events:

Social gatherings are limited to 10 individuals indoors and 20 outdoors, and a distance of at least six feet between individuals must be maintained.

A distance of six feet or more must be maintained between others at all public events, indoors and out, or else face coverings must be worn.