Mississippi’s weekly average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases plummeted to the lowest level in more than a year with the latest data released Thursday by the state.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Thursday that 211 new cases were found in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Thursday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 317,276.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported two new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 7,304.

Through Thursday morning, more than 1 million people, or 32% of all Mississippians, have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 28% of Mississippi’s population are fully vaccinated, the state reported.

For more detailed county-by-county vaccination results visit: https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/12130.pdf

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 159 on Thursday. The last time the average was that low was on April 10, 2020.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dipped to 198 with Thursday’s update.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

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

Long-term care case and death totals by county are undergoing data review and are not currently available.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case and deaths totals may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths
Adams	2995	82
Alcorn	3159	71
Amite	1247	42
Attala	2146	73
Benton	1018	25
Bolivar	4811	133
Calhoun	1731	32
Carroll	1223	30
Chickasaw	2094	59
Choctaw	787	18
Claiborne	1028	30
Clarke	1787	80
Clay	1860	54
Coahoma	2975	81
Copiah	2988	65
Covington	2638	81
De Soto	22080	261
Forrest	7764	153
Franklin	845	23
George	2505	48
Greene	1311	33
Grenada	2630	87
Hancock	3832	87
Harrison	18136	313
Hinds	20474	416
Holmes	1896	74
Humphreys	971	33
Issaquena	169	6
Itawamba	3034	77
Jackson	13546	248
Jasper	2214	48
Jefferson	661	28
Jefferson Davis	1073	33
Jones	8415	164
Kemper	961	28
Lafayette	6253	119
Lamar	6281	88
Lauderdale	7222	240
Lawrence	1306	24
Leake	2703	74
Lee	10014	175
Leflore	3502	125
Lincoln	3991	111
Lowndes	6441	148
Madison	10178	224
Marion	2707	80
Marshall	4557	105
Monroe	4141	135
Montgomery	1282	43
Neshoba	4049	178
Newton	2476	62
Noxubee	1275	34
Oktibbeha	4648	98
Panola	4627	109
Pearl River	4549	146
Perry	1265	38
Pike	3351	106
Pontotoc	4228	73
Prentiss	2817	60
Quitman	816	16
Rankin	13783	280
Scott	3183	74
Sharkey	505	17
Simpson	2965	89
Smith	1633	34
Stone	1848	33
Sunflower	3377	91
Tallahatchie	1794	41
Tate	3399	85
Tippah	2901	68
Tishomingo	2298	67
Tunica	1071	26
Union	4135	76
Walthall	1347	45
Warren	4417	122
Washington	5389	135
Wayne	2639	42
Webster	1149	32
Wilkinson	684	31
Winston	2289	81
Yalobusha	1662	38
Yazoo	3125	70
Total	317,276	7,304