At least 8,158 Mississippians have died of COVID-19 since the novel coronavirus arrived in the Magnolia State, the State Department of Health revealed today as it reported 111 additional deaths—the most for a single day in the pandemic so far.
With five days to go until the Oct. 31 deadline, Mississippians in Washington, Hinds, Harrison and Sunflower counties have already returned twice as many absentee ballots for this year’s general election compared to 2016. Washington, Hinds and Sunflower each have non-white populations of at least 70%, and states nationwide have reported large jumps in African American early voting turnout. In Harrison County, which includes Biloxi and Gulfport, Black voters make up 26% of the population.
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