Mississippi reported lower-than-average new coronavirus cases Friday and the 14-day average of new cases dropped to the lowest level in more than a month.

On Friday, the state reported 599 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours. The state also reported 14 more deaths Friday from the prior day. Five of the deaths reported Friday actually occurred between July 26 and August 19, but the reporting was delayed.

Through Friday’s statistics, 753 deaths have been reported in August from COVID-19, making August the deadliest month on record for Mississippi. The monthly death toll, however, is not exact due to delays in reporting that can cause deaths to be reported weeks after the person died.

In total, 81,294 cases have been found in the state since March. The state believes more than 62,000 of those cases have recovered.

A total of 2,413 people in Mississippi have died as a result of coronavirus, the state reported.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 710 with Friday’s update.

The 14-day, daily average dropped to 740  cases per day.

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. The data provided below is the most current available.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	773	31	46	12
Alcorn	610	6	17	1
Amite	271	7	14	2
Attala	578	25	90	20
Benton	193	1	2	0
Bolivar	1436	48	75	12
Calhoun	466	10	23	4
Carroll	289	11	45	9
Chickasaw	578	20	36	11
Choctaw	154	4	0	0
Claiborne	432	16	43	9
Clarke	431	28	31	9
Clay	467	14	2	1
Coahoma	959	17	77	2
Copiah	1051	31	30	4
Covington	710	17	9	4
De Soto	4509	43	49	9
Forrest	2104	61	121	35
Franklin	174	3	3	1
George	674	12	5	2
Greene	287	14	35	6
Grenada	928	31	88	17
Hancock	480	18	8	4
Harrison	3200	53	149	18
Hinds	6425	138	359	59
Holmes	1032	54	98	20
Humphreys	334	14	20	6
Issaquena	97	3	0	0
Itawamba	538	14	51	9
Jackson	2932	59	74	7
Jasper	474	13	1	0
Jefferson	217	8	8	2
Jefferson Davis	302	8	3	1
Jones	2127	72	174	35
Kemper	266	15	38	9
Lafayette	1335	34	121	24
Lamar	1426	26	10	5
Lauderdale	1732	106	213	58
Lawrence	400	10	18	1
Leake	875	31	4	0
Lee	2111	54	143	26
Leflore	1229	75	185	45
Lincoln	954	50	129	30
Lowndes	1262	53	92	28
Madison	2865	82	222	41
Marion	775	25	48	6
Marshall	919	12	19	3
Monroe	1012	56	148	44
Montgomery	405	16	25	7
Neshoba	1416	99	109	37
Newton	653	14	14	3
Noxubee	517	14	17	4
Oktibbeha	1381	46	185	29
Panola	1273	23	13	2
Pearl River	733	48	66	19
Perry	289	9	0	0
Pike	1118	44	74	19
Pontotoc	1041	11	6	1
Prentiss	608	12	47	3
Quitman	313	3	0	0
Rankin	2797	61	131	17
Scott	1088	22	15	3
Sharkey	249	8	42	7
Simpson	927	39	99	19
Smith	462	13	54	8
Stone	306	9	27	3
Sunflower	1244	36	40	8
Tallahatchie	618	13	9	2
Tate	851	32	32	12
Tippah	531	15	2	0
Tishomingo	541	28	93	20
Tunica	444	11	12	2
Union	867	21	40	11
Walthall	559	24	67	13
Warren	1293	46	107	22
Washington	1974	60	82	20
Wayne	843	22	58	10
Webster	298	13	52	11
Wilkinson	275	17	8	4
Winston	690	19	40	11
Yalobusha	353	12	35	7
Yazoo	944	20	29	4
Total	81,294	2,413	4,806	989