SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) For SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the following are explicitly reportable in Mississippi: 1. Pediatric COVID-19 associated deaths (<18 years of age) and COVID- 19 associated deaths in pregnant women. Class 1A-requires reporting by telephone to MSDH within 24 hours of first knowledge or suspicion. 2. Suspected or confirmed COVID-19 associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in individuals <21 years of age. Class 1B-reporting by telephone to MSDH Office of Epidemiology within one business day of first knowledge or suspicion. 3. Suspected and confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks. Class 1A- requires reporting by telephone to MSDH within 24 hours of first knowledge or suspicion.