The number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Mississippi remained relatively flat Wednesday, far off the highs of three months ago, but more than double the lows of the summer months.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Wednesday that 395 new coronavirus 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 505,661, meaning that 17 percent of all Mississippians have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began.

Statistics indicate that approximately 1 in every 295 Mississippians has died from the virus.

MSDH reported six new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 10,134.

Mississippi health leaders have said that a combination of a low overall vaccination rate among Mississippians along with a rapidly spreading Delta variant is causing the recent surge in cases.

Through Wednesday, 46 percent of the total Mississippi population has been fully vaccinated. The number of fully vaccinated Mississippians has grown rapidly over the last several weeks but remains below the U.S. average of 58 percent.

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 rose slightly to 285 on Wednesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 384 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.

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	4652	122	88	18
Alcorn	5731	103	130	20
Amite	2070	56	57	9
Attala	3354	90	189	36
Benton	1505	39	47	10
Bolivar	6366	151	239	33
Calhoun	2816	49	44	7
Carroll	1705	40	52	11
Chickasaw	3041	67	61	15
Choctaw	1346	27	12	0
Claiborne	1334	38	46	9
Clarke	2979	95	132	32
Clay	3097	77	41	5
Coahoma	4198	109	138	14
Copiah	4506	93	104	15
Covington	4308	95	142	39
De Soto	32488	420	124	26
Forrest	13543	253	283	60
Franklin	1215	28	44	5
George	5056	80	73	9
Greene	2214	49	57	6
Grenada	3739	108	156	32
Hancock	7773	130	72	15
Harrison	34498	546	534	77
Hinds	32201	637	853	139
Holmes	2691	88	109	20
Humphreys	1301	39	35	9
Issaquena	193	7	0	0
Itawamba	4678	106	135	24
Jackson	24631	386	283	41
Jasper	3374	65	46	2
Jefferson	959	34	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1725	43	9	1
Jones	13934	243	237	43
Kemper	1426	41	50	10
Lafayette	8634	140	199	56
Lamar	10552	138	56	12
Lauderdale	12072	323	482	108
Lawrence	2143	40	27	2
Leake	4104	89	99	17
Lee	15777	236	225	43
Leflore	4691	144	240	55
Lincoln	5483	136	208	41
Lowndes	11139	192	280	67
Madison	14725	281	416	72
Marion	4242	108	162	24
Marshall	6521	139	69	17
Monroe	6842	179	191	55
Montgomery	1804	57	64	10
Neshoba	6670	208	228	60
Newton	3851	81	87	15
Noxubee	1874	41	41	6
Oktibbeha	7167	133	270	40
Panola	6619	131	103	15
Pearl River	9618	240	210	42
Perry	2084	56	24	9
Pike	5874	155	177	44
Pontotoc	6804	107	86	13
Prentiss	4830	82	101	15
Quitman	1069	28	0	0
Rankin	22230	397	492	69
Scott	4747	98	117	19
Sharkey	647	21	45	8
Simpson	4491	116	165	20
Smith	2677	52	71	8
Stone	3625	65	88	14
Sunflower	4256	105	124	20
Tallahatchie	2298	52	50	7
Tate	4649	113 *	80	19 *
Tippah	4752	81	120	14
Tishomingo	3686	93	103	28
Tunica	1611	39	19	3
Union	6130	94	132	23
Walthall	2202	64	69	14
Warren	6781	176	174	38
Washington	7500	164	202	41
Wayne	4412	72	80	13
Webster	2040	47	67	14
Wilkinson	1052	39	25	6
Winston	3161	91	135	39
Yalobusha	2391	47	82	22
Yazoo	4487	90	152	20
Total	505,661	10,134	11,300	2,096