DeSoto County tops 200 cases

By Abigail Warren, Daily Memphian Updated: April 16, 2020 11:39 AM CT | Published: April 16, 2020 10:34 AM CT

Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 12 new case of COVID-19 in DeSoto County for a total of 211. The northwest county remains at three deaths and the state department reports one long-term care facility outbreak. DeSoto County has the second-highest number of cases in the state.

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