COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi
The COVID-19 pandemic reached the U.S. state of Mississippi in March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi
Mississippi, U.S
March 12, 2020[1]
806,838
9,149
531 (current)
5,975 (cumulative)
131 (current)
68 (current)
89,737
12,466
Impact on sports[edit]
On March 12, the National Collegiate Athletic Association cancelled all winter and spring tournaments, most notably the Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, affecting colleges and universities statewide.[30] On March 16, the National Junior College Athletic Association also canceled the remainder of the winter seasons as well as the spring seasons.[31]