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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s lieutenant governor has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his spokeswoman said Tuesday, hours after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves announced that his own test for the highly contagious virus had come back negative. The announcement about 73-year-old Republican Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann came two days after the other top leader […]

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves plans to make a “major announcement” regarding the state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Mississippi health officials say they will try to find people who’ve been near those testing positive for the coronavirus.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is working with health officials while COVID-19 cases across the state rise above 1,000. The Health Department said Tuesday that as of Monday evening, Mississippi had 1,915 positive tests for the virus and 59 deaths. The Mississippi State Department of Health has not released statistics showing the race […]

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald’s cook in Houston, can’t afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become more lax about wearing masks, […]

Mississippi is opening a grant program for small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he’s going to slow the state’s reopening process after a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. Mississippi is currently reporting 7,212 cases, including 281 deaths. The state health department says 397 cases and 20 deaths were reported Friday. According to the governor, it’s the largest single-day […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mississippi is under a state of emergency after severe storms causes tornadoes and flooding across the state on Easter Sunday. Gov. Tate Reeves signed the state of emergency declaration on Sunday night, clearing the way for state agencies to ramp up their emergency responses across the state. “…The state and our first […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported the first death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi on Thursday. The man was 60-65 years old, from Hancock County, and had chronic underlying conditions, the state said. He died in a Louisiana hospital. “As the coronavirus outbreak began claiming lives across the world, we knew […]

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he expects to take steps next week in a gradual reopening of the state’s economy during the coronavirus pandemic.

With businesses struggling to hire workers, Republicans have been quick to point to the $300 bonus as the reason why people aren’t going back to work.