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|By Sabrina Wilson
No one who contracts the Omicron variant of the coronavirus should count on getting an infusion of monoclonal antibodies. The reason is two-fold.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 2:57 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
Mississippi State Department of Health confirms another child has died of COVID-19.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 1:45 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Around 781 COVID-19 cases and one death were reported in the Pine Belt.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 6:20 PM CST
|By Mia Monet
Hattiesburg Public School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Williams confirmed 29 students tested positive for COVID-19.
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Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 4:36 PM CST
|By Marissa McCardell
Local food banks have been suffering from a decrease in food donations and volunteers due to the COVID-19 surge
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 1:47 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Around 463 COVID-19 cases and one death were reported in the Pine Belt.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 9:43 PM CST
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
Despite most cases being less mild than Delta, there are still increasing numbers of patients being admitted to Mississippi hospitals with COVID.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 8:37 PM CST
|By Patrice Clark
Some child care centers across the state are working to keep the Omicron variant from creeping into their building and wreaking havoc on children and staff members.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 2:26 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Around 1,924 COVID-19 cases and no deaths were reported in the Pine Belt.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2022 at 12:14 AM CST
|By Will Polston
Hattiesburg hosted Saturday its first COVID-19 clinic offering booster shots.
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Updated: Jan. 22, 2022 at 7:42 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby is offering Pine Belt residents a new way to honor family members who have served in the military.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 11:00 PM CST
|By Will Polston
Merit Health Wesley recently acknowledged three employees with annual awards.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 8:33 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
University of Southern Mississippi students are returning to school as the Omicron variant is surging in the Pine Belt.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 8:23 PM CST
|By C.J. LeMaster
As another wave of coronavirus hits Mississippi schools, attendance remains high at several districts in spite of a more contagious variant than the state has ever seen before.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 8:10 PM CST
|By Caroline Wood
With COVID-19 cases still rising across Mississippi, some parents and guardians are concerned with their children attending in-person classes.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 12:50 PM CST
|By Chris Thies
MSDH said 22,456 new cases and 17 deaths were reported over the three-day period.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2022 at 9:51 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
One Hattiesburg church is raising funds for its outreach work, while helping plenty of football fans prepare for the Super Bowl.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 5:57 PM CST
|By Melissa Rademaker
“Flurona” is a new word circulating. It’s a term some people use to describe getting the flu and coronavirus at the same time.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 4:58 PM CST
|By Mia Monet
The school district is fighting back against the teacher shortage with a job fair.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 4:03 PM CST
|By Chris Thies
For the third time this week, Mississippi has set a single-day record for the number of new COVID-19 cases.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 9:31 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
There’s a new mask requirement for the Covington County School District.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 6:56 PM CST
|By Holly Emery
The C.D.C. reports “the rate of BMI increase approximately doubled” between 2018 and 2020.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:44 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Plans for rescheduling the event are being considered. If it is rescheduled, information about a new date, time and location will be shared with the public.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:42 PM CST
|By Chris Thies
The latest figures brought the state’s total cases and deaths since February 2020 to 625,328 and 10,606, respectively.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 11:06 AM CST
|By Chris Thies
MSDH recorded a total of 8,204 new cases and 26 deaths across the state during that period.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 8:11 AM CST
|By Talya Faggart
The increase in COVID-19 activity and hospitalizations have Mississippi officials returning back to their COVID-19 health plan.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 7:28 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
With the large surge of Omicron variant cases, local health officials and Hattiesburg Mayor Tobey Barker encourage people to get their booster shots.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 4:44 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff
The new order extends the time for COVID-19 safeguards in all courts and allows judges to postpone jury trials scheduled through Jan. 28.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 1:22 PM CST
|By WDAM Staff and Charles Herrington
Services such as fingerprinting and background checks will be temporarily suspended until Feb. 1.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 12:42 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff and Ashley Garner
The order will continue until January 23, 2022, unless revoked prior to that time.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 12:01 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant and C.J. LeMaster
More than 16,000 new cases were reported for the last three-day period.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 11:53 AM CST
|By FOX 8 Staff
A citywide mask mandate is returning in New Orleans.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 11:04 AM CST
|By WDAM Staff
Around 1,789 COVID-19 cases and two deaths were reported in the Pine Belt.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 8:26 PM CST
|By C.J. LeMaster
With hospitalizations from COVID-19 tripling in Mississippi over the last two weeks, administrators with four such facilities remain concerned over a lack of adequate staffing during the pandemic that has already compromised patient care.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2022 at 8:57 AM CST
|By Associated Press
Millions of workers whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck as the omicron variant of COVID-19 rages across the nation.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2022 at 9:54 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The State of Mississippi is helping the Hattiesburg Community Arts Center develop a new outdoor learning area for children.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 7:52 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
The staff at Covington County Hospital say a shortage of testing supplies last week forced them to temporarily close a Magee drive-thru testing center.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 6:39 PM CST
|By Melissa Rademaker
Officials say booster is the best protection against the variant.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 5:57 PM CST
|By Mia Monet
Laurel School District announced that their middle school and high school will revert to a full-time virtual schedule for the next few weeks.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 12:50 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant and C.J. LeMaster
“It’s time to get a booster,” Dobbs said. “We know that’s how we can beat omicron.”
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 9:29 PM CST
|By Quentin Smith
Numbers from the State Department of Health show roughly 62 percent of cases are Omicron, compared to the roughly 38 percent of cases being Delta.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 9:20 PM CST
|By Charles Herrington
You have one last chance to do some outdoor ice skating in the Pine Belt this winter.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 8:17 PM CST
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
There are mixed reactions to the question of whether members feel safe in the Capitol given the rise in COVID cases, including the Lt. Governor testing positive.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 6:08 PM CST
|By Caroline Wood
The next wave of COVID-19 surges across the nation and Mississippi, and there’s one age group it’s hitting at an alarming rate.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 5:48 PM CST
|By Mia Monet
Some health care facilities in the Pine Belt are coming up with ways to get people better access to testing.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 4:39 PM CST
|By Anthony Warren
State received less than 1,000 doses of monoclonals this week.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 4:11 PM CST
|By Sharie Nicole
This is a point in the pandemic the state has never reached, but still a far cry from a year ago.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 9:21 AM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann tested positive for Covid-19 this morning.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 6:57 AM CST
|By Ashley Garner
According to the CDC, the omicron variant has caused a massive spike in numbers across the country.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 9:54 PM CST
|By Karrie Leggett-Brown
For nearly two years, districts couldn't plan for the school year without also strategizing for whatever COVID-19 could bring.