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Mississippi tops 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus

Signs around the Bonita Lakes Mall in Meridian, Miss., direct the public to the testing area for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The testing site will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Sears Auto Center at Bonita Lakes Mall and is open only to Mississippi residents and by appointment. (Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star via AP)
Signs around the Bonita Lakes Mall in Meridian, Miss., direct the public to the testing area for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The testing site will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Sears Auto Center at Bonita Lakes Mall and is open only to Mississippi residents and by appointment. (Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star via AP) Signs around the Bonita Lakes Mall in Meridian, Miss., direct the public to the testing area for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The testing site will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Sears Auto Center at Bonita Lakes Mall and is open only to Mississippi residents and by appointment. (Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star via AP)

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS / Associated Press 3 min read

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, according to numbers released Wednesday.

Gov. Tate Reeves remains among the minority of governors who have not issued a statewide stay-at-home order, but an increasing number of Mississippi cities are setting tighter restrictions on people’s movements by closing fitness centers, tattoo parlors, nail salons and barber and beauty shops.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has issued a two-week stay-home order for residents of the state’s largest city, taking effect Friday. It allows grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential services such as health care facilities to remain open, but it closes businesses such as nightclubs.

The Jackson suburb of Flowood has told restaurants that were still providing dine-in service to offer takeout or delivery only.

Biloxi is setting an overnight curfew, starting Thursday. Police Chief John Miller said officers were still having to break up large groups of people hanging out in the coastal city.