When Travis Rodgers graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2016, he never expected he would be on the front lines of a worldwide pandemic just four years later.
More than seventy-five percent of the counties originally placed under mask mandates in Mississippi are showing downward trends in daily average cases.
A north Mississippi coroner’s claim that the Mississippi State Dept. of Health inaccurately recorded deaths as caused by COVID-19 -- even if the virus played no role in that death -- has been debunked by 3 On Your Side and deemed “ridiculous” by the agency.
The vaccine is still in clinical trials and has not been approved by the FDA but is already being manufactured, so if it is approved, it can be rolled out quickly.
Mississippi's first COVID-19 case was reported five months ago. After significant spikes recently, officials are seeing a decline in some data points and a stabilization in others.
The Mississippi State Department of Health is making it easier for parents to check their children’s immunization records as well as allowing them to print the Certificate of Immunization Compliance required for school registration.
Only two days after starting back to school, a class of elementary students is now under quarantine after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.
So why hasn’t this federal agency, which oversees air safety, required face masks for all passengers instead of leaving it to the discretion of airlines and flight crews?
State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers on Wednesday, who said he has some concerns like most do, but noted that the spread of the virus is something we can all help prevent.
The Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Mississippi State Medical Association are voicing their concerns for the health of students, teachers and staff as schools prepare to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two bar owners have agreed to pay a $250 fine to have their liquor licenses reinstated after being suspended for refusing to follow Governor John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus rules.
The eight counties ordered to delay the start of school for grades 7-12 in Bolivar, Coahoma, Forrest, George, Hinds, Panola, Sunflower, and Washington.
Under the Governor Tate Reeves' new executive order for schools, Hinds County Schools will now have to delay the start of in-person instruction for grades 7th-12th.
Any Mississippian diagnosed with COVID-19 must immediately isolate at home, according to an order just issued by State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs.
The district posted on Facebook about receiving notification after school Monday of the additional individuals who tested positive for the virus, bringing Corinth’s total to five cases.
Two recent studies suggest younger kids could be potentially more contagious. Since the beginning of the pandemic one of the many baffling phenomenon centers around children and how they handle the virus.
While weekly totals of coronavirus cases dropped Sunday for the first time in two months, health care providers warn that the decrease may not truly reflect the pandemic across the state because cases continue to go under reported from urgent care clinics in multiple counties.
On Aug. 10, COVID-19 clinical trials will begin on the Coast in hopes of eventually finding a way to help stop the disease, and patients will get their shot at helping find a cure.
There are no online courses for this dojo. Okinawa Kenpo Martial Arts in D’Iberville prefers face-to-face interactions over digital screens any day of the week.
In total, there were 145 employee cases, 172 resident cases and 19 resident deaths related to COVID-19 reported in 25 LTC facilities across the six southern counties.
With Gov. Tate Reeves having signed several executive orders related to COVID-19, his office is now making it easier to know what the orders mean for Mississippians across the state.
On Friday we got a peek behind the curtain at some of the lab technicians helping Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center lead the way in terms of rapid COVID-19 testing.
