No coronavirus cases reported in week

No new coronavirus cases were reported in Franklin County for the seven-day period ending Sunday, March 20.

The number of cases recorded by the Mississippi Department of Health was steady at 1,923.

In addition, no new fatalities tied to the virus were reported locally through Sunday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic more than two years ago, 38 Franklin Countians have died due to complications from the illness.

Statewide, the health agency has recorded 793,635 cases of coronavirus since March, 2020, as well as 12,336 virus-related deaths.