2020 coronavirus pandemic

Timeline

March

• March 11 - Mississippi had its first positive test for COVID-19 after a man tested positive in Forrest county after returning from Florida
• March 12 - USM announced it was extending spring break until March 27, after which classes would resume on March 30 in an online-only format
• March 13 - 6 total cases in Mississippi; The Hattiesburg government issued an order that bars and restaurants reduce their capacity by half, and crowds larger than 50 people were not allowed
• March 14 - Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency for Mississippi
• March 15 - 10 cases; Many churches began streaming online services exclusively instead of having in-person services
• March 16 - 12 cases
• March 17 - 21 cases
• March 18 - 34 cases; Forrest General Hospital and Hattiesburg Clinic opened a walk-in cough and fever clinic at the Cloverleaf Immediate Care
• March 19 - 50 cases; A Mississippi man died in a Louisiana hospital, becoming the first Mississippian to die from COVID-19
• March 20 - 80 cases; The Mississippi Department of Health issued a recommendation that all bars and restaurants stop their dine-in services
• March 21 - 140 cases; The Forrest county and Hattiesburg governments ordered all bars and restaurants to stop their dine-in services
• March 22 - 207 cases
• March 23 - 249 cases
• March 24 - 320 cases; Gov. Reeves issued an executive order saying Mississippians must avoid groups of 10 or larger, and bars and restaurants across the state must close their dine-in services; Mayor Toby Barker issued an executive order limiting the number of people in essential retail stores and limiting nonessential retail stores to curb-side and pickup only
• March 25 - 377 cases; five total deaths in Mississippi were reported
• March 26 - 485 cases
• March 27 - 579 cases
• March 28 - 663 cases
• March 29 - 758 cases
• March 30 - 847 cases
• March 31 - 937 cases

April

• April 1 - 1073 cases; Gov. Reeves issued a "shelter-in-place" order effective April 3 at 5:00 PM; Forrest General Hospital reported its first death from COVID-19
• April 2 - 1177 cases; Lamar county passed an order authorized law enforcement to arrest and fine anyone violating the statewide shelter-in-place order
• April 3 - 1358 cases; the shelter-in-place order went into effect at 5:00 PM
• April 4 - 1455 cases
• April 5 - 1638 cases
• April 6 - 1738 cases
• April 7 - 1915 cases
• April 8 - 2003 cases; Mayor Toby Barker issued an executive order requiring all employees of any business to wear a face mask, effective April 10 at 5:00 PM
• April 9 - 2260 cases
• April 10 - 2469 cases; Forrest General Hospital announced it was now able to do in-house testing for COVID-19; Forrest county issued an order requiring all employees of any business to wear a face mask, similar to the Hattiesburg order
• April 11 - 2642 cases
• April 12 - 2781 cases
• April 13 - 2942 cases; 105 cases in Forrest county and and 38 in Lamar county
• April 14 - 3087 cases; 111 total deaths reported; Gov. Reeves announced that schools would remain closed for the rest of the semester
• April 15 - 3360 cases
• April 16 - 3624 cases
• April 17 - 3793 cases; Gov. Reeves extended the shelter-in-place order, set to expire April 20, another week to April 27
• April 18 - 3974 cases
• April 19 - 4274 cases
• April 20 - 4512 cases
• April 21 - 4716 cases
• April 22 - 4894 cases; Mayor Barker announced a 40-member working group to help advise during the reopening of businesses as shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted
• April 23 - 5153 cases; 201 total deaths
• April 24 - 5434 cases; Gov. Reeves extended the shelter-in-place order, but loosened some restrictions, such as allowing certain non-essential businesses to reopen and retail stores to open at 50% capacity; Mayor Barker issued a stricter order only allowing nonessential retail stores to allow customers by appointment only
• April 25 - 5718 cases
• April 26 - 5911 cases
• April 27 - 6094 cases
• April 28 - 6342 cases
• April 29 - 6569 cases
• April 30 - 6815 cases; Mayor Barker issued an order allowing non-essential businesses to open with limited capacity based on the square-footage of the building, but all customers are required to wear masks

May

• May 1 - 7212 cases
• May 2 - 7441 cases
• May 3 - 7550 cases
• May 4 - 7877 cases; Gov. Reeves relaxed the shelter-in-place order, allowing dine-in service at restaurants at 50% capacity and allowing public parks to open
• May 5 - 8207 cases; Sweet Rolls, an ice cream shop at 4400 Hardy Street, announced it was closing due to the pandemic
• May 6 - 8424 cases; Mayor Barker said restaurants in Hattiesburg would not be allowed to resume dine-in service since the number of new cases was still climbing
• May 7 - 8686 cases
• May 8 - 9090 cases; 409 total deaths; Gov. Reeves extended the shelter-in-place order by two weeks until May 25, but gyms and salons would be allowed to open with restrictions on capacity
• May 9 - 9378 cases
• May 10 - 9501 cases
• May 11 - 9674 cases
• May 12 - 9908 cases; Mayor Barker announced that restaurants would be allowed to provide outdoor dine-in service, though limited to 50% of the indoor capacity
• May 13 - 10,090 cases
• May 14 - 10,483 cases
• May 15 - 10,801 cases; Mayor Barker announced that restaurants would be allowed dine-in service at 50% capacity beginning May 18
• May 16 - 11,123 cases
• May 17 - 11,296 cases
• May 18 - 11,432 cases
• May 19 - 11,704 cases
• May 20 - 11,967 cases
• May 21 - 12,222 cases
• May 22 - 12,624 cases
• May 23 - 13,005 cases
• May 24 - 13,252 cases
• May 25 - 13,458 cases
• May 26 - 13,731 cases; Mayor Barker announced that any business allowed to open under Gov. Reeve's executive order would be allowed to open
• May 27 - 14,044 cases
• May 28 - 14,372 cases; Gov. Reeves issued the "safe return order," allowing all businesses to reopen with certain restrictions on capacity and sanitation requirements
• May 29 - 14,790 cases
• May 30 - 15,229 cases
• May 31 - 15,501 cases

June

• June 2 - 16,020 cases
• June 3 - 16,322 cases
• June 4 - 16,560 cases
• June 5 - 16,769 cases, 803 total deaths; the Hattiesburg Zoo reopened at 25% capacity
• June 6 - 17,034 cases
• June 7 - 17,270 cases
• June 8 - 17,768 cases
• June 9 - 18,109 cases
• June 10 - 18,483 cases
• June 11 - No data
• June 12 - 19,091 cases
• June 13 - 19,348 cases
• June 14 - 19,516 cases
• June 15 - 19,799 cases
• June 16 - 20,152 cases
• June 17 - 20,641 cases
• June 18 - No data
• June 19 - No data
• June 20 - No data
• June 21 - No data
• June 22 - 22,287 cases
• June 23 - 22,898 cases
• June 24 - 23,424 cases
• June 25 - 24,512 cases
• June 26 - 25,006 cases
• June 27 - 25,531 cases
• June 28 - 25,892 cases
• June 29 - 26,567 cases
• June 30 - 27,247 cases

July

• July 1 - 27,900 cases
• July 2 - 28,770 cases
• July 3 - 29,684 cases
• July 4 - 30,674 cases
• July 5 - 30,900 cases
• July 6 - 31,257 cases
• July 7 - 32,214 cases
• July 8 - 32,888 cases
• July 9 - 33,591 cases; the Hattiesburg farmer's market was held for the first time since the pandemic began
• July 10 - 34,622 cases
• July 11 - 35,419 cases
• July 12 - 36,287 cases
• July 13 - 36,680 cases
• July 14 - 37,542 cases
• July 15 - 38,567 cases
• July 16 - 39,797 cases
• July 17 - 40,829 cases
• July 18 - 41,846 cases
• July 19 - 42,638 cases; Gov. Reeves extends the mask mandate to several more counties, including Forrest county
• July 20 - 43,889 cases
• July 21 - 45,524 cases
• July 22 - 47,071 cases
• July 23 - 48,053 cases
• July 24 - 49,663 cases; Gov. Reeves extends the mask mandate to more counties, including Lamar county
• July 25 - 51,097 cases
• July 26 - 52,304 cases
• July 27 - 52,957 cases
• July 28 - 54,299 cases
• July 29 - 55,804 cases; Mayor Barker issues an executive order requiring restaurants to stop serving at 10 PM and for bars to close by 10 PM
• July 30 - 57,579 cases
• July 31 - 58,747 cases

August

• August 1 - 59,881 cases
• August 2 - 60,553 cases
• August 3 - 61,125 cases
• August 4 - 62,199 cases; Gov. Reeves issued an executive order requiring masks in all Mississippi schools, and schools in several counties, including Forrest county, may not begin the school year for grades 7-12 until August 17
• August 5 - 63,444 cases
• August 6 - 64,400 cases; Sacred Heart Catholic School grades Pre-K through 6th began in-person classes, the first school to do so
• August 7 - 65,436 cases
• August 8 - 66,646 cases
• August 9 - 67,173 cases
• August 10 - 67,649 cases
• August 11 - 68,293 cases; Presbyterian Christian School began fall classes
• August 12 - 69,374 cases
• August 13 - 69,986 cases
• August 14 - 70,930 cases
• August 15 - 71,755 cases
• August 16 - 72,136 cases
• August 17 - 72,412 cases
• August 18 - 73,207 cases
• August 19 - 74,555 cases
• August 20 - 75,449 cases
• August 21 - 76,323 cases
• August 22 - 77,268 cases
• August 23 - 77,894 cases
• August 24 - 78,405 cases
• August 25 - 79,206 cases
• August 26 - 80,110 cases
• August 27 - 80,695 cases
• August 28 - 81,294 cases; Mayor Barker issues an executive order requiring allowing restaurants and bars to remain open until midnight
• August 29 - 82,029 cases
• August 30 - 82,676 cases
• August 31 - 82,950 cases

September

• September 1 - 83,584 cases
• September 2 - 84,365 cases
• September 3 - 85,116 cases
• September 4 - 85,939 cases
• September 5 - 86,478 cases
• September 6 - 86,888 cases
• September 7 - 87,130 cases
• September 8 - 87,379 cases
• September 9 - 87,805 cases
• September 10 - 88,322 cases
• September 11 - 89,175 cases
• September 12 - 89,620 cases
• September 13 - 89,874 cases
• September 14 - 90,018 cases
• September 15 - 90,523 cases
• September 16 - 91,234 cases
• September 17 - 91,935 cases
• September 18 - 92,432 cases
• September 19 - 93,087 cases
• September 20 - 93,364 cases
• September 21 - 93,556 cases
• September 22 - 94,021 cases
• September 23 - 94,573 cases
• September 24 - 95,310 cases
• September 25 - 96,032 cases
• September 26 - 96,677 cases
• September 27 - 96,859 cases
• September 28 - 97,049 cases
• September 29 - 97,638 cases
• September 30 - 98,190 cases

October

• October 1 - 98,886 cases; Mississippi becomes the first state to lift its statewide mask mandate after Gov. Reeves allowed it to expire
• October 2 - 99,558 cases
• October 3 - 100,167 cases
• October 4 - 100,488 cases
• October 5 - 100,703 cases
• October 6 - 101,678 cases
• October 7 - 102,241 cases
• October 8 - 102,819 cases
• October 9 - 103,681 cases
• October 10 - 104,638 cases
• October 11 - 104,932 cases
• October 12 - 105,228 cases
• October 13 - 105,941 cases
• October 14 - 106,817 cases
• October 15 - 108,139 cases
• October 16 - 109,255 cases
• October 17 - 110,006 cases
• October 18 - 110,239 cases
• October 19 - 110,592 cases
• October 20 - 111,322 cases
• October 21 - 112,123 cases
• October 22 - 113,081 cases
• October 23 - 113,876 cases
• October 24 - 115,088 cases
• October 25 - No data
• October 26 - 115,763 cases
• October 27 - 116,617 cases
• October 28 - 117,617 cases
• October 29 - 118,587 cases
• October 30 - 119,336 cases
• October 31 - 120,160 cases

November

• November 1 - 120,500 cases
• November 2 - 120,865 cases
• November 3 - 121,509 total cases reported

External links

• Wikipedia article