Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Daily Covid-19 Update


Governor announces reopening of DMV offices. Video posted below.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 302 new cases of the Wuhan Virus as well as 15 deaths today. The total number of cases is 16,322. The virus has caused 782 deaths. Nursing home deaths comprise 52% of overall Covid-19 deaths in Mississippi. There are 11,203 recoveries.  More information and a complete list of infected counties can be found at the MSDH website. 

Hospitalizations continue their roller-coaster track while ICUs and vents remained flat over the last few days. 


Governor Tate Reeves announced the reopening of the DMV's at his daily Covid-19 briefing.





* Governor Tate Reeves issued the following executive order.

Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced his Safe Return guidelines for permanent drivers license stations across the state to reopen on Monday, June 8.

Working with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) and state health officials to ensure the safety and well-being of Mississippians at these stations, Governor Reeves is implementing social distancing procedures to help them operate safely and efficiently during the pandemic.

"Let’s be honest, they were a mess before. The pent-up demand created by the pandemic is only going to make existing problems worse. We think we’ve got a plan in place to make it run as safely and smoothly as possible, but there is a lot of structural work we’ve got to do for a real fix," said Governor Tate Reeves.

Governor Reeves announced the guidelines with Commissioner Sean Tindell at his press briefing today, which you can view on our Facebook page here.

“Mississippians have been greatly inconvenienced throughout the time our driver license stations have been closed and we appreciate their patience through this transition moving forward. We are working diligently to safely reopen while protecting our employees and the customers we serve,” said Commissioner Sean Tindell.

To ensure social distancing protocols, people will be allowed to visit the stations on the day of the week that corresponds with the first letter of their last name. Walk-ins are welcome to visit on "Walk-In Wednesdays." Here is the daily schedule for visits per last names:

Monday: A-E
Tuesday: F-L
Wednesday: "Walk-in Wednesday"
Thursday: M-S
Friday: T-Z

Governor Reeves strongly encourages that people wear face coverings, such as cloth masks, when they are inside the stations.

Services available are also limited to reduce the number of people visiting the stations to help limit transmission. The following services will be available at permanent driver license stations:

CDL Transactions
Out of State Transfers
New Credentials
New Identification Card Credentials
Security Guard Permits (Wednesdays only)
Sex Offender Registration
Permit tests for students
Reinstatements
Non-U.S. Citizens
Ignition-Interlock Restricted Licenses

Providing a technology alternative to minimize person-to-person contact, Mississippians can access services such as renewal and duplicate driver licenses, ID cards, and address changes on the DPS website at driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov.

All road tests for non-commercial drivers are waived until further notice to help reduce the risk of transmission. Minors must submit an affidavit completed by parent or guardian certifying 50 hours of supervised driving time, which are available on the DPS website.

You can view the complete listing of all permanent drivers license stations and additional information regarding the reopenings at dps.ms.gov.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wednesday Numbers. 457k Tests. 20k Positive.

Anonymous said...

Where are you getting those numbers 5:58? Are you just making them up? MSDH reports different total tests and total positives.

Anonymous said...

Things look steady, not increasing or decreasing. The best variable to observe is Current hospitalizations. This takes the variable of number of tests out of the equation.

Anonymous said...

@8:16
5:58 does that every day. ???

Anonymous said...

I had to call WAPT and inform them that MDOT doesn't issue drivers licenses because every time they cut away to the infographic they had the MDOT logo. They eventually corrected.

Anonymous said...

The numbers I put on here are nationwide. 56 states and territories. I put that info early on but I guess some people missed it. The National numbers give you some indication of whether we are seeing a general decline or not. Covidtracking.com.

Anonymous said...

"The numbers I put on here are nationwide. 56 states and territories. "

I thought President Obama told us there were 57 states. Did we lose one? ;-)

Anonymous said...

9:05 am Depends on whether you count unincorporated territories to which are administered and if you include the DC and/or Guam.

I don't advise going into that briarpatch .


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