183 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths reported Monday in Mississippi

Has been a hot spot for the virus with now a144 cases lee county with 70 with chickasaw county right behind with 64 cases in the golden triangle area noxubee county now has the most cases in that area with 52 cases.

Oktibbeha county has 46 lowndes county 45 and winston county with 40 attala county which is where kosciusko is located has 86 cases.

Heading back north west in the oxford area, lafayette county with 88 cases confirmed.

Calhoun county has 50 confirmed cases, the mississippi state department of health this morning reported 183 new cases of coronavirus.

That puts the statewide total at almost 61-hundred cases the latest report by the state said there are 2 new deaths, bringing the state total now to 229 again the monroe county deaths are not included in the latest state numbers.