Active COVID-19 Cases in Lafayette County Linger Around 400 February 2, 2021 After seeing a slight dip in December, active cases of COVID-19 in Lafayette County have hoovered around 400 daily for most of January. As of Jan. 26, there were 382 active cases in the county, according to the city of Oxford’s website. Since March, there have been 5,442 cases and 105 deaths. About 20 people died in January from COVID-19-related illnesses in Lafayette County, with seven deaths since Jan. 23. According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, from Jan. 11-24, Lafayette County had the 12 th highest number of new cases – 509 – in the state with an 11 percent increase over the previous two weeks.