Mississippi’s weekly average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases dropped Tuesday to a low not seen since the early days of the pandemic, the state reported.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Tuesday that 42 new cases were found in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Tuesday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 317,755.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported two new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,318.

Through Tuesday 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 121 on Tuesday. It was the lowest 7-day, daily average number of new cases since April 4, 2020.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dipped to 152 with Tuesday’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	2998	82
Alcorn	3191	71
Amite	1251	42
Attala	2146	73
Benton	1021	25
Bolivar	4814	133
Calhoun	1732	32
Carroll	1223	30
Chickasaw	2095	59
Choctaw	788	18
Claiborne	1028	30
Clarke	1789	80
Clay	1862	54
Coahoma	2976	81
Copiah	2989	66
Covington	2648	81
De Soto	22131	264
Forrest	7780	153
Franklin	846	23
George	2508	48
Greene	1312	33
Grenada	2635	87
Hancock	3839	87
Harrison	18188	314
Hinds	20507	418
Holmes	1896	74
Humphreys	972	33
Issaquena	169	6
Itawamba	3044	77
Jackson	13568	248
Jasper	2215	48
Jefferson	661	28
Jefferson Davis	1073	33
Jones	8422	165
Kemper	963	28
Lafayette	6261	119
Lamar	6287	88
Lauderdale	7235	241
Lawrence	1306	24
Leake	2707	74
Lee	10024	175
Leflore	3507	125
Lincoln	3996	111
Lowndes	6447	149
Madison	10187	224
Marion	2708	80
Marshall	4560	105
Monroe	4142	135
Montgomery	1283	43
Neshoba	4051	178
Newton	2478	62
Noxubee	1278	34
Oktibbeha	4652	98
Panola	4631	110
Pearl River	4561	146
Perry	1265	38
Pike	3354	107
Pontotoc	4232	73
Prentiss	2822	60
Quitman	817	16
Rankin	13793	281
Scott	3183	74
Sharkey	506	17
Simpson	2973	89
Smith	1637	34
Stone	1850	33
Sunflower	3384	91
Tallahatchie	1796	41
Tate	3404	85
Tippah	2902	68
Tishomingo	2300	67
Tunica	1076	26
Union	4145	76
Walthall	1349	46
Warren	4428	122
Washington	5393	135
Wayne	2642	42
Webster	1150	32
Wilkinson	686	31
Winston	2292	81
Yalobusha	1667	38
Yazoo	3128	70
Total	317,755	7,318