Mississippi's hospital system could fail in the next 2 weeks if the COVID-19...
Summary List PlacementMississippi's hospital system may be pushed to the point of "failure" in the coming days if the COVID-19 surge there does not slow down, a state doctor and hospital administrator...
View ArticleOver 4,000 students were quarantined in Mississippi as the school year kicks...
Summary List PlacementMore than 4,400 Mississippi students were quarantining after being exposed to COVID-19, just as the school year kicks off, according to state data. Mississippi's state health...
View ArticleA Mississippi 8th-grader — who'd only been in school for just over a week —...
Summary List PlacementA Mississippi eighth grader died on Saturday just hours after receiving a positive test for COVID-19. The girl attended junior high school, which began on August 6, just a week...
View ArticleAs Delta surges, 4 states reach new pandemic peaks for daily COVID-19 cases —...
Summary List PlacementFour US states have set records for new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations over the past few days, data from Johns Hopkins University shows.Florida recorded more than...
View ArticleMississippi senator announces breakthrough COVID infection as his state leads...
Summary List PlacementRepublican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, has tested positive for the disease, according to a spokesman"Senator Wicker tested positive...
View Article5 southern states have seen vaccine uptake more than triple in the past...
Summary List PlacementVaccinations in the US slowed to their lowest levels in the first week of July. Cases were down and with them, the enthusiasm of the vaccine-hesitant.But that all changed in early...
View ArticleMississippi orders everyone who's tested positive for COVID-19 to isolate at...
Summary List PlacementMississippi on Friday announced an order mandating that all state residents who test positive for the coronavirus quarantine for 10 days.The order, issued by State Health Officer...
View ArticleA grocery chain says it's receiving just 40% of the items it orders from...
Summary List PlacementThe CEO of a Southern supermarket chain says he's struggling to keep shelves full during a supply shortage, and that his company has resorted to creating its own version of...
View ArticleA Mississippi hospital is canceling brain and heart surgeries because...
Summary List PlacementAs positive coronavirus cases swiftly rise in Mississippi, one hospital finds itself unable to accommodate people who need major surgeries to survive.Memorial Hospital at Gulfport...
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