Molina Healthcare donates money to Mississippi food banks
Food banks are trying to keep up with extra demand due to the coronavirus
Updated: 5:48 AM CDT Apr 6, 2020
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MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING 183 NEW CASES OF COVID-19. EIGHT NEW DEATHS HAVE ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED, AND CORONAVIRUS CASES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN FIVE MORE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE TOTAL OF MISSISSIPPI’S CASES SINCE MARCH 11 NOW STANDS AT 1,638, WITH 43 DEATHS. IF YOU HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR COVID-19 AND ARE WAITING FOR RESULTS, STAYING AT HOME AND AWAY FROM OTHERS IS ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. THE MISSISSIPPI CORONAVIRUS HOTLINE IS THE BEST WAY TO GET YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 ANSWERED. CALL ANY TIME AT 877- 978-6453. A WARM SUNNY SUNDAY COULD TEMPT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SHELTERING IN PLACE THIS WEEKE
Molina Healthcare donates money to Mississippi food banks
Food banks are trying to keep up with extra demand due to the coronavirus
Updated: 5:48 AM CDT Apr 6, 2020
Molina Healthcare of Mississippi is donating a total of $26,000 to help Mississippi food banks hit hard by the coronavirus.The grants are going to 12 nonprofit organizations across the state to help restock food supplies. Food banks and community organizations have seen an increase in demand for food and other services due to effects from COVID-19. Organizations receiving the grants in central and southern Mississippi include:Brookhaven Outreach Ministries Manna House (Yazoo City) Our Daily Bread (Canton) River City Mission Food Pantry (Vicksburg) Storehouse Community Food Pantry (Vicksburg) More on coronavirus in MississippiMap shows coronavirus cases in Mississippi by countyWhere you can get tested for COVID-19 in Mississippi
Molina Healthcare of Mississippi is donating a total of $26,000 to help Mississippi food banks hit hard by the coronavirus.
The grants are going to 12 nonprofit organizations across the state to help restock food supplies.
Food banks and community organizations have seen an increase in demand for food and other services due to effects from COVID-19.
Organizations receiving the grants in central and southern Mississippi include:
- Brookhaven Outreach Ministries
- Manna House (Yazoo City)
- Our Daily Bread (Canton)
- River City Mission Food Pantry (Vicksburg)
- Storehouse Community Food Pantry (Vicksburg)
More on coronavirus in Mississippi
Map shows coronavirus cases in Mississippi by county
Where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Mississippi
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