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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updates & Resources

Press releases:

Governor Tate Reeves Extends Safe Return Order to Protect Public Health Amid Rising Cases

June 26, 2020

Governor Tate Reeves Announces Applications Live for Back To Business Mississippi Grant Program

June 10, 2020

Governor Tate Reeves Releases Safe Return Guidelines for DMV Reopenings

June 3, 2020

Governor Tate Reeves Launches Back to Business Mississippi Website to Help Small Businesses Recover from COVID-19

May 29, 2020

Governor Tate Reeves Announces Safe Return for Mississippi in Final Stages of Reopening Economy

May 27, 2020

Governor Tate Reeves Extends Safer At Home Order to Continue Flattening the Curve

May 22, 2020

Videos:

Facebook Live: Governor Reeves Discusses Rising COVID-19 Cases in Mississippi and Positive Cases Amongst Legislature

July 6, 2020

COVID-19 Press Briefing: Governor Reeves Announces Pause of Reopening Plans for Mississippi Amid Rising Cases

July 1, 2020

Facebook Live: Governor Reeves Leads Mississippi in Prayer and Bible Study

June 28, 2020

Facebook Live: Governor Reeves Addresses Largest Daily Increase in COVID-19 Cases for Mississippi

June 25, 2020

Facebook Live: Governor Reeves Leads Mississippi in Prayer and Bible Study

June 21, 2020

COVID-19 Press Briefing: Governor Reeves Addresses Need for Legislative Action to Refill Unemployment Trust Fund

June 18, 2020

Executive Orders:

State of Emergency Declaration
Executive Order No. 1457: Mississippi Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparedness and Response Planning Steering Committee
Executive Order No. 1458: allows state agencies to send home non-essential employees, ensures paid leave for state and local employees, develops distance learning protocols, and provides free and reduced lunches to students.
Executive Order No. 1459: utilizes the National Guard for support in the state’s response in humanitarian efforts.
Executive Order No. 1460: closes all public schools until April 17, 2020, relaxes end-of-year testing requirements, ensures educators receive their salaries, and instructs school districts to keep operating with essential employees.
Executive Order No. 1461: reschedules the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary runoff for June 23, 2020.
Executive Order No. 1462: expedites unemployment benefits for unemployed Mississippians and relaxes collection requirements on employers.
Executive Order No. 1463: restricts non-essential gatherings of 10 people or more; suspends dine-in services at restaurants and bars; restricts visitations at hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities; sends non-essential employees to work from home; and defines essential businesses.
Supplement to Executive Order 1463: supplement to clarify and provide direction for leaders across the state to ensure uniform statewide parameters to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Executive Order 1464: works to relieve the burden on truckers during a transportation emergency that exists in Mississippi due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Executive Order 1465: established a shelter-in-place order for Lauderdale County, which MSDH identified as the first localized region for additional restrictions.
Executive Order 1466: statewide shelter-in-place order to slow the spread of COVID-19, which goes into effect Friday, April 3, 2020 until Monday, April 20, 2020.
Executive Order No. 1467: waives the in-person requirement for notarizing documents in Mississippi during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Executive Order No. 1468: suspends the requirement of political parties to submit their selection methods and procedures 90 days prior to implementing.
Executive Order No. 1469: suspends the requirement that businesses host in-person shareholder meetings before June 30, 2020, as is laid out in the Mississippi Business Corporation Act.
Executive Order No. 1470: defines elective surgeries and restricts all non-essential elective surgeries and medical and surgical procedures.
Executive Order No. 1471: creates additional protections from civil liability for healthcare workers and facilities assisting outside their normal operations in the response to COVID-19.
Executive Order No. 1472: temporarily suspends the 90-day break in service requirement of PERS to support and reinvigorate Mississippi’s workforce in hospitals and other government entities supporting the state’s COVID-19 response.
Executive Order No. 1473: extends the statewide shelter-in-place order by 7 days, while providing some ability for “non-essential” businesses to safely make sales and reopening Mississippi’s lakes and beaches.
Executive Order No. 1474: suspends the expiration of all valid driver’s licenses, learner’s permits, intermediate licenses, firearm permits, security guard permits and ID cards set to expire between March 14, 2020 to June 30, 2020. Such licenses, permits, and ID cards shall instead expire on August 3, 2020.
Executive Order No. 1475: suspends the requirement of the Mississippi Public Service Commission to submit to the Governor the names of 3-6 qualified candidates for executive director of the public utility staff and reschedules the submission deadline to provide names on or before June 1, 2020.
Executive Order No. 1476: implements school closures for the rest of the academic year and addresses the disruptions to students’ education by instructing school districts to submit their plans for approval to the Mississippi State Board of Education by June 1, 2020.
Executive Order No. 1477: establishes a statewide Safer at Home order laying out a measured and strategic plan to reopen Mississippi while continuing to flatten the curve and conserve healthcare resources.
Executive Order No. 1478: amends the Safer At Home order to begin the process of slowly and safely reopening restaurants and parks under strict social distancing guidelines.
Executive Order No. 1480: extends the Safer At Home order for an additional two weeks and lays out strict social distancing guidelines for salons, barbershops, and gyms to begin reopening safely.

Executive Order No. 1481: replaces and supersedes Executive Order No. 1462, extends unemployment benefits provided to help Mississippi workers and relaxes requirements on employers.
Executive Order No. 1483: establishes additional social distancing measures for the following seven counties identified as hotspots with our state to limit transmission and protect public health: Attala, Leake, Scott, Jasper, Neshoba, Newton, and Lauderdale Counties.
Executive Order No. 1484: directs, state, county, and municipal government employers to begin the process of safely returning all employees back to work and sunsets evictions suspensions on Monday, June 1.
Executive Order No. 1485: Executive Order No. 1471 is amended to extend protections and resources for healthcare workers and facilities until May 31, 2020.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updates & Resources

Press releases:

Videos:

Executive Orders:

State of Emergency Declaration

Executive Order No. 1457: Mississippi Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparedness and Response Planning Steering Committee

Executive Order No. 1458: allows state agencies to send home non-essential employees, ensures paid leave for state and local employees, develops distance learning protocols, and provides free and reduced lunches to students.

Executive Order No. 1459: utilizes the National Guard for support in the state’s response in humanitarian efforts.

Executive Order No. 1460: closes all public schools until April 17, 2020, relaxes end-of-year testing requirements, ensures educators receive their salaries, and instructs school districts to keep operating with essential employees.

Executive Order No. 1461: reschedules the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary runoff for June 23, 2020.

Executive Order No. 1462: expedites unemployment benefits for unemployed Mississippians and relaxes collection requirements on employers.

Executive Order No. 1463: restricts non-essential gatherings of 10 people or more; suspends dine-in services at restaurants and bars; restricts visitations at hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities; sends non-essential employees to work from home; and defines essential businesses.

Supplement to Executive Order 1463: supplement to clarify and provide direction for leaders across the state to ensure uniform statewide parameters to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Executive Order 1464: works to relieve the burden on truckers during a transportation emergency that exists in Mississippi due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Executive Order 1465: established a shelter-in-place order for Lauderdale County, which MSDH identified as the first localized region for additional restrictions.

Executive Order 1466: statewide shelter-in-place order to slow the spread of COVID-19, which goes into effect Friday, April 3, 2020 until Monday, April 20, 2020.

Executive Order No. 1467: waives the in-person requirement for notarizing documents in Mississippi during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Executive Order No. 1468: suspends the requirement of political parties to submit their selection methods and procedures 90 days prior to implementing.

Executive Order No. 1469: suspends the requirement that businesses host in-person shareholder meetings before June 30, 2020, as is laid out in the Mississippi Business Corporation Act.

Executive Order No. 1470: defines elective surgeries and restricts all non-essential elective surgeries and medical and surgical procedures.

Executive Order No. 1471: creates additional protections from civil liability for healthcare workers and facilities assisting outside their normal operations in the response to COVID-19.

Executive Order No. 1472: temporarily suspends the 90-day break in service requirement of PERS to support and reinvigorate Mississippi’s workforce in hospitals and other government entities supporting the state’s COVID-19 response.

Executive Order No. 1473: extends the statewide shelter-in-place order by 7 days, while providing some ability for “non-essential” businesses to safely make sales and reopening Mississippi’s lakes and beaches.

Executive Order No. 1475: suspends the requirement of the Mississippi Public Service Commission to submit to the Governor the names of 3-6 qualified candidates for executive director of the public utility staff and reschedules the submission deadline to provide names on or before June 1, 2020.

Executive Order No. 1476: implements school closures for the rest of the academic year and addresses the disruptions to students’ education by instructing school districts to submit their plans for approval to the Mississippi State Board of Education by June 1, 2020.

Executive Order No. 1477: establishes a statewide Safer at Home order laying out a measured and strategic plan to reopen Mississippi while continuing to flatten the curve and conserve healthcare resources.

Executive Order No. 1478: amends the Safer At Home order to begin the process of slowly and safely reopening restaurants and parks under strict social distancing guidelines.

Executive Order No. 1480: extends the Safer At Home order for an additional two weeks and lays out strict social distancing guidelines for salons, barbershops, and gyms to begin reopening safely.

Executive Order No. 1481: replaces and supersedes Executive Order No. 1462, extends unemployment benefits provided to help Mississippi workers and relaxes requirements on employers.

Executive Order No. 1483: establishes additional social distancing measures for the following seven counties identified as hotspots with our state to limit transmission and protect public health: Attala, Leake, Scott, Jasper, Neshoba, Newton, and Lauderdale Counties.

Executive Order No. 1484: directs, state, county, and municipal government employers to begin the process of safely returning all employees back to work and sunsets evictions suspensions on Monday, June 1.

Executive Order No. 1485: Executive Order No. 1471 is amended to extend protections and resources for healthcare workers and facilities until May 31, 2020.