CDC is modifying existing surveillance systems to track COVID-19, and posted the first of what will be a weekly surveillance report called, “COVIDView.” The report, updated each Friday, will summarize and interpret […]
Governor Tate Reeves announced that a total of $51,913,975.74 has been awarded to Mississippi through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA). The federal passage in 2006 of GOMESA created revenue […]
Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a statewide Shelter-in-Place order on Wednesday. The order will go into effect at 5PM on Friday, April 3rd and end at 8AM on April 20th. All Mississippi […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today accepted 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate donated by Sandoz, the Novartis generics and biosimilars division, and one million doses of chloroquine […]
In a new study, higher daily step counts were associated with lower mortality risk from all causes. The research team, which included investigators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National […]
Apple Inc. – in partnership with the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – released […]
Three pieces of legislation have been passed and signed into law by President Trump in response to the public health crisis that has hit The United States. Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental […]
Coronaviruses are a type of virus with multiple forms. A newly identified type of coronavirus, COVID-19 has emerged from China and is causing a global outbreak of respiratory illness. COVID-19 has flu-like […]
Northeast Mississippi has its first confirmed COVID-19-related death in Tippah County, bringing the total known death toll to 8. Currently, details about the Tippah County death are not immediately available. Mississippi’s total […]
One in 54 8-year-old children have been identified with autismording to an analysis of 2016 data published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary. This is higher than […]
