New COVID-19 coronavirus cases continued to decline across Mississippi the state reported with the weekly average at levels not seen since early April, the state reported.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Wednesday that 101 new cases were found in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Wednesday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 317,856.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported five new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,322.

Through Wednesday 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 113 on Wednesday. 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 141 with Wednesday’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	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2998	84	83	16
Alcorn	3191	72	130	20
Amite	1253	42	57	9
Attala	2147	73	175	36
Benton	1021	25	46	10
Bolivar	4815	133	235	33
Calhoun	1733	32	36	6
Carroll	1222	30	51	10
Chickasaw	2096	59	60	15
Choctaw	788	18	2	0
Claiborne	1028	30	45	9
Clarke	1789	80	123	31
Clay	1863	54	38	5
Coahoma	2979	81	129	12
Copiah	2989	66	83	11
Covington	2650	81	139	39
De Soto	22133	264	113	24
Forrest	7784	153	244	52
Franklin	846	23	40	4
George	2511	48	59	8
Greene	1313	33	53	6
Grenada	2635	87	155	33
Hancock	3841	87	69	14
Harrison	18209	314	489	69
Hinds	20516	418	804	131
Holmes	1897	74	104	20
Humphreys	972	33	34	9
Issaquena	169	6	0	0
Itawamba	3044	77	134	23
Jackson	13574	248	240	35
Jasper	2215	48	43	2
Jefferson	662	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1073	33	9	1
Jones	8423	165	220	42
Kemper	963	28	44	9
Lafayette	6263	119	187	55
Lamar	6286	88	54	13
Lauderdale	7235	241	443	101
Lawrence	1306	24	27	2
Leake	2707	74	90	16
Lee	10025	175	222	42
Leflore	3507	125	236	52
Lincoln	3998	111	197	40
Lowndes	6448	149	258	63
Madison	10188	224	369	69
Marion	2708	80	158	24
Marshall	4562	105	65	15
Monroe	4144	135	190	55
Montgomery	1285	43	54	9
Neshoba	4053	178	203	59
Newton	2478	62	87	15
Noxubee	1278	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4652	98	222	36
Panola	4632	110	104	15
Pearl River	4562	146	189	37
Perry	1265	38	21	8
Pike	3354	107	135	35
Pontotoc	4233	73	86	13
Prentiss	2822	60	99	15
Quitman	817	16	0	0
Rankin	13799	282	392	61
Scott	3183	74	115	18
Sharkey	506	17	43	8
Simpson	2974	89	158	20
Smith	1637	34	68	8
Stone	1851	33	85	14
Sunflower	3385	91	123	20
Tallahatchie	1796	41	50	7
Tate	3409	86	80	19
Tippah	2903	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2300	67	102	27
Tunica	1076	26	18	2
Union	4146	76	131	23
Walthall	1349	46	69	13
Warren	4430	121 *	170	37
Washington	5393	135	190	39
Wayne	2642	42	69	11
Webster	1150	32	61	12
Wilkinson	687	31	25	5
Winston	2293	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1668	38	82	22
Yazoo	3129	70	141	18
Total	317,856	7,322	10,479	1,982