Mississippi reported a steady number of new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus and deaths Wednesday, keeping in line with the recent trailing 7- and 14-day averages.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported an additional 263 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours bringing the total cases to 11,967.

The state announced Tuesday morning 16 new deaths were attributed to the virus bringing the total death toll to 570.

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs issued a warning earlier in the week that despite some easing of business restrictions, the virus is still circulating in Mississippi.

“Coronavirus is actively circulating in our communities and everyone is still at risk,” he said. “Most people spreading coronavirus don’t even know they have it. It’s impossible to know for sure if someone you’re around has coronavirus … Social distancing and masks can prevent coronavirus transmission.

“When you are in public, please always wear a mask,” Dobbs said. “It’s the right thing to do.”

Mississippi’s 14-day average of daily new cases rose to 253 cases per day with Wednesday’s updated statistics. The 7-day average of new cases rose slightly to 268 per day.

The state reported that 281 deaths were of residents of long-term care facilities or approximately 49 percent of all deaths in the state.

Here are the county by county numbers:

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	178	15	39	8
Alcorn	12	1	0	0
Amite	48	1	6	1
Attala	259	10	66	10
Benton	13	0	1	0
Bolivar	132	10	16	4
Calhoun	59	4	23	4
Carroll	111	8	45	6
Chickasaw	117	12	34	8
Choctaw	24	2	0	0
Claiborne	51	1	2	0
Clarke	120	16	16	7
Clay	86	3	0	0
Coahoma	86	3	0	0
Copiah	211	4	0	0
Covington	117	1	1	0
Desoto	418	5	13	1
Forrest	438	32	82	22
Franklin	22	1	1	0
George	19	1	0	0
Greene	7	1	0	0
Grenada	63	2	14	2
Hancock	81	10	7	3
Harrison	220	6	1	1
Hinds	800	23	77	13
Holmes	320	21	70	10
Humphreys	49	5	15	3
Itawamba	81	7	33	6
Jackson	288	13	39	4
Jasper	123	3	0	0
Jefferson	38	0	0	0
Jefferson Davis	69	2	3	1
Jones	366	12	48	5
Kemper	110	10	26	6
Lafayette	110	3	37	0
Lamar	205	4	4	2
Lauderdale	616	46	162	28
Lawrence	80	0	1	0
Leake	367	7	3	0
Lee	95	5	8	1
Leflore	205	23	52	11
Lincoln	222	18	68	14
Lowndes	135	6	17	4
Madison	573	18	89	11
Marion	97	8	14	2
Marshall	68	3	2	0
Monroe	226	23	92	20
Montgomery	75	1	0	0
Neshoba	452	26	51	14
Newton	206	3	2	0
Noxubee	145	4	14	3
Oktibbeha	110	8	29	5
Panola	54	2	0	0
Pearl River	197	27	44	9
Perry	38	2	0	0
Pike	186	11	14	6
Pontotoc	26	2	3	0
Prentiss	36	3	22	3
Quitman	21	0	0	0
Rankin	310	6	5	0
Scott	567	10	13	2
Sharkey	7	0	0	0
Simpson	79	0	4	0
Smith	121	10	29	7
Stone	26	0	0	0
Sunflower	70	3	0	0
Tallahatchie	21	1	0	0
Tate	56	1	2	0
Tippah	69	11	0	0
Tishomingo	21	0	1	0
Tunica	45	2	12	2
Union	65	4	18	3
Walthall	46	0	0	0
Warren	136	5	34	3
Washington	139	4	6	1
Wayne	51	0	2	0
Webster	22	1	0	0
Wilkinson	80	9	5	2
Winston	86	0	0	0
Yalobusha	75	3	24	3
Yazoo	194	2	7	0
Total	11,967	570	1,568	281

For more detailed graphics on Mississippi’s coronavirus statistics, please visit:

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/video-mississippis-coronavirus-case-by-the-numbers/