The Mississippi Delta and other rural areas in the state are being hardest hit by the pandemic. Already isolated from decent health care, many who live in Mississippi suffer from a litany of health problems that make them prey to COVID-19 if they become infected. Many deaths in Mississippi from COVID-19 have been in rural Mississippi counties—where hospitals have disappeared and where high-risk illnesses make the coronavirus even deadlier.
November 24, 2020 | Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting
Two Months After Mask Mandate Ends, Mississippi Sees Record “Uncontrolled Spread” of COVID-19
Mississippi’s cases rose from 98,190 to 143,879 and deaths from 2,969 to 3,676.
November 19, 2020 | Mississippi Free Press, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting
Supreme Court Says Life Without Parole Should Be Rare for Juveniles—But It’s Not Rare in Mississippi
Eight of a dozen Mississippi juveniles convicted of capital murder since 2012 have received life-without-parole sentences. All but one are Black.
November 12, 2020 | Mississippi Free Press, Clarion Ledger, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting
COVID-19 Kills Twice as Many in Mississippi’s Poorest Counties—Areas Where Slavery Was Concentrated
Inadequate housing, lack of transportation, financial woes, discrimination, and violence have plagued these impoverished places for generations, fueling increased stresses on health.
September 29, 2020 | Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting
Nearly Three Times More COVID Deaths in Mississippi’s For-Profit Nursing Homes, Analysis Shows
Twice as many residents caught COVID-19 at Mississippi's for-profit nursing homes, and nearly three times more died there, an analysis of health data by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting shows.
October 19, 2020 | General news
Behind the Story: Jerry Mitchell on Poverty and the Pandemic in Mississippi
Founder of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting discusses COVID-19’s effect on the most impoverished areas of the state