Mississippi receiving nearly $200M to fight COVID-19

More funding is coming to Mississippi to assist in the fight against the coronavirus.

And 87 deaths- - more funding is coming to our - state to assist in the fight- against - the coronavirus.- mississippi's u.s. senator cind- hyde-smith announced an - award of almost 200 million - dollars to mississippi.

- its being provided by the - centers for disease control - to support covid-19 testing and- vaccination-related - activities.

- almost 27 million will be used- for the vaccination activities- and the - rest will be used for testing.- the money comes from the f-y- 20-21 appropriations bills and- targeted pandemic relief packag- approved by - congress in late december.- senator cindy hyde comments on- how the money will push - us closer to the end in a long- battle against covid-19.- start quote:"we all recognize - ongoing stress caused by the- coronavirus pandemic on our - hospitals, health workers, and- importantly the lives of all- mississippians.

- this initial $198 million from- the most recent covid-19- response package will help us - with testing and the- distribution of the vaccines- that can help us control this - virus," end quote.- the senator indicated that the- funding the cdc is providing- to mississippi follows a-