7 Mississippi counties identified as COVID-19 hot-spots

7 Mississippi counties identified as COVID-19 hot-spots

Seven Mississippi counties identified as hot-spots for COVID-19 will face stricter social distancing guidelines.

NEWS BEGINS WITH BREAKING NEWSSTRICTER GUIDELINES FOR CERTAINCOUNTIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCINGSIGNIFICANTLY MORE TRANSMISSIONIN THOSE COUNTIES THAN PERHAPSIN OTHERS THOSE THESE ARE ATTALALEAK SCOTT JASPER NESHOBA NEWTONAND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES.WE HAVE SIGNED AN ORDER INWORKING WITH DR. DOBBS AND HISTEAM THAT WE THINK WILL.CERTAINLY HE THOSE INDIVIDUALSIN THOSE SEVEN COUNTIES THISPARTICULAR EXECUTIVE ORDER.HAS SEVERAL REQUIREMEN ASEXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE MOSTHIGH IMPACT REQUIREMENTS.IT REQUIRES ALL BUSINESSES TOSCREEN EMPLOYEES FOR SICKNESS.FACE COVERING SHOULD BE WORN BYALL EMPLOYEES AND BUSINESSESWHERE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SOCIALSOCIALLY DISTANCE BY SIX FEETAPART FROM YOUR COLLEAGUESCUSTOMERS OF ALL RETAIL SHOPSARE REQUIRED TO WEAR FACECOVERINGS IN THOSE COUNTIES ANDMASKS ARE REQUIRED AT OUTDOORPUBLIC EVENTS LIKE FLEA MARKETSOR LIVE AUCTIONS.WE HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITHDR. DOBBS AND HIS TEAM AND AS WEPROGRESS THROUGH THE REST OFTHIS PARTICULAR PRESS CONFERENCEWE WILL BE HAPPY T GO INTO MOREDETAIL.REALLY BELIEVE AND I HOPE THATTHESE RULES WILL HAVE AN IMPACT,BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT THEY WILLSERVE AS A SIGNAL TO PEOPLE INTHESE COUNTIES.WE CANNOT ALWAYS SEE AND FEELTHE CONSEQUENCES, BUT THEDISEASE IS MORE ACTIVE IN YOURCOUNTY.YOU NEED TO BE EVEN MORE AWARE.YOU NEED TO STAY EVEN MORESHARP.WE KNOW THAT INDIVIDUAL ACTIONAND INDIVIDUAL BUY-IN IS MOREEFFECTIVE THAN ANY GOVERNMENTORDER, PLEASE IF YOU LIVE INTHOSE COUNTIES BE EXTRA AWARE OFYOUR ACTIONS AND THE RISK YOUFACE.WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THISREPEATEDLY, WE BELIEVE THAT THENEXT PHASE OF OUR FIGHT AGAINSTCOVID-19 AND MAKE NO MISTAKE.IT IS A FIGHT.THE NEXT PHASE IS TO TAKE ASURGICAL APPROACH RATHER THAN ASLEDGEHAMMER TO THIS DISEASEWHAT WE’RE SEEING IN CERTAINCOUNTIES IS VERY DIFFERENT THANWHAT WE’RE SEEING IN THOSESEVEN.NO THAT DOES NOT MEAN THATTHERE IS NO RISK TO THOSE OF YOUTHAT LIVE IN THE OTHER 75COUNTIES.WE JUST SIMPLY NEED TO PAY EXTRAATTENTION TO LOCAL CONDITIONSAND RESPOND IN THAT SURGICALWAY.IN THE OTHER 75 COUNTIES, I AMSTILL URGING YOU TO BE SMART.TO STAY SAFE TO RECOGNIZE THATTHE VIRUS IS STILL IN YOURCOMMUNITY.WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TOFOCUS RESOURCES.LONG TERM CARE FACILITIESBECAUSE WE KNOW THE DEVASTATINGIMPACT.WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVEOUR SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER STILLIN EFFECT FOR THOSE STATEWIDETHAT ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65WHETHER THOSE WHO HAVEPRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.THAT IS THE POPULATION IN OURSTATE THAT IS MOST VULNERABLE TOTHIS TERRIBLE TERRIBLE VIRUS.WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TOMONITOR CASES EVERY SINGLE DAY.WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKEDECISIONS BASED UPON THE DATANOT BASED UPON EMOTION.SO WITH THAT I WILL ASK.DR. DOBBS TO GIVE US AN UPDATEON THE VIRUS.THANK YOU VERY MUCH GOVERNORQUICK UPDATE FOR TODAY.WE’RE REPORTING 234 NEW CASESTODAY AND SADLY 22 ADDITIONALDEATHS SEVEN OF THOSE DEATHS AREDESK THAT HAPPENED PREVIOUSLYTHAT ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGHBURST THROUGH DEATH CERTIFICATESAND THEN VALIDATED AND ADDED TOTHE LIST IF WE IF WE LOOK ATWHERE THE CASES ARE OCCURRING WEKNOW THAT THEY’RE OCCURRINGWITHIN SPECIFIC.HI.UM HIGH INCIDENCE COUNTIES, ANDAND THOSE ARE GOING TO BESPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS THATWE JUST OUTLINED HERE.ATTALA LEAKS GOT NESHOBA JASPERAND LAUDERDALE.AND IF WE THINK ABOUT WHERE THEACTION IS AND WHERE WE’VE BEENMOST ACTIVE IN OUR EPIDEMIOLOGYRESPONSE TEAMS, WE BREAK IT DOWNINTO ARE NINE DIFFERENT TEAMSTHROUGHOUT THE STATE AND IN THATPART OF THE STATE THOSE SEVENCOUNTIES PLUS TWO ADDITIONALONES.WE HAVEN’T INVESTIGATED 2093CASES.WE’VE DONE CONTACTSINVESTIGATIONS AND QUARANTINESAROUND THAT MANY PEOPLE THATCOMPARES TO THE JACK.SO JACKSON METRO AREA INCLUDINGSIR.AND IN COUNTIES AND THEY’VE HAD1949.SO IN THOSE EASTERN COUNTIES,THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHERBURDEN OF DISEASE EVEN IN THEJACKSON METRO AREA INCLUDINGSURROUNDING COUNTIES.SO THAT’S SOMETHING THAT THAT’SVERY IMPRESSIVE IF WE THINKABOUT IT IF WE LOOK AT THIS THETESTING THAT’S DONE IN THE STATEOF MISSISSIPPI SO FAR ASMISSISSIPPI SO FAR WERE WE AREFINDING ADDITIONAL NEGATIVESFROM SMALLER PRIVATE LABS.WE ADDED ADDITIONAL 1600NEGATIVES TODAY THAT WILL BEUPDATED SOON.AND SO ALTHOUGH IT’S NOT ON TYET.WE’VE DOCUMENTED THOUSAND SIXHUNDRED NINETY TWO TESTS AND IFWE LOOK AT THE TESTS THAT HAVEBEEN DONE SO FAR THE FIRST 10DAYS OF MAY WE’VE DONE OVER26,000 TEST IN THE STATE OFMISSISSIPPI.SO REALLY A GREAT EFFORT BY OURPARTNERS AND APPRECIATE THE HARDWORK T