
Mississippi holds the highest percentage of Covid-19 positive tests in the country at 21.11%, according to Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project.
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, as of 7 p.m. on July 31, the state had a total of 59,881 positive coronavirus cases and 1,693 deaths.
Of the total positive cases, 53.9% were comprised of African-Americans, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.