Webster County recorded 14 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in the past week, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health's Monday report.
The county has now recorded a total of 2,067 cases of COVID-19 and 14 deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Webster had four cases via suspected community transmission for the week ending Nov. 27. As of Monday, 45% of the county's population is fully vaccinated, according to MDHS.
Omicron variant
Monday, MSDH reported the first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the state. The case is in a fully vaccinated individual who traveled to New York. The patient was not hospitalized.
Mississippi joins 16 other states that have reported cases of Omicron.
While information on the infection rate and severity of the Omicron variant is still unknown, MSDH state Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said the best protection at this point is the COVID-19 vaccinations and booster.
MSDH is also experiencing a minimal increase in the number of COVID patients in the hospital and a minimal increase of COVID patients in the ICU and on vents.
