The four-county Golden Triangle (GT) of East Mississippi saw record-breaking daily COVID-19 daily case counts spike to 658 new cases over the past week, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) website. Mississippi shattered its record of COVID-19 daily cases with 2,746 new cases. Lowndes County lead the region in new COVID-19 cases. As of Dec. 9, the latest data available, Lowndes had seen 3,002 total cases, adding 391 last week - the biggest increase recorded since March. Oktibbeha County had seen 2,750 cases. Clay County saw 1,043 cases. Noxubee had 786. Clay County added 72 new cases - the second consecutive week where the number of new cases exceeded 70. (Source: Columbus Dispatch 12/11/20) Golden Triangle sees record-shattering COVID-19 cases - The Dispatch (cdispatch.com) Health doc suspends elective surgeries The surge of COVID-19 cases in Mississippi has left no intensive care unit beds available across the state and prompted restrictions by State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs. In a Tweet on Dec. 11, Dobbs said beginning Dec. 15 through Dec. 23, all elective procedures that require hospitalization must be delayed statewide. The Mississippi Department of Health is also anticipating many more hospitalizations as the increase in cases continues. (Source: Department of Health blog 12/11/20) thomas dobbs on Twitter: "9.8% of COVID cases end up in the hospital MS ICU's full and many hospitalizations on the way Beginning next Tues elective surgeries that require hospitalization must be delayed - statewide https://t.co/f0qVuEn2cC" / Twitter
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