Mississippi’s weekly average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases continued to drift higher Sunday after weeks of decline.

“Trending up last week,” wrote Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs Sunday on social media. “The future is in our hands. Fight COVID – get vaccinated.”

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 157 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. Sunday’s additional cases bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 309,186.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported no new deaths on Sunday, keeping the total death toll at 7,153.

Through Saturday morning, 28 percent of all Mississippians have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 2 out of every 10 Mississippians 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 rose to 248 on Sunday. The last time the 7-day average was high was in late March.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 221 with Sunday’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 numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2470	82	83	16
Alcorn	3014	66	130	20
Amite	1210	41	55	9
Attala	2136	73	175	36
Benton	975	25	46	10
Bolivar	4777	130	234	32
Calhoun	1658	32	36	6
Carroll	1210	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2055	57	60	15
Choctaw	744	17	2	0
Claiborne	1014	30	45	9
Clarke	1781	77	123	31
Clay	1832	54	38	5
Coahoma	2907	79	129	12
Copiah	2942	65	83	11
Covington	2553	80	137	39
De Soto	20997	250	113	24
Forrest	7551	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2390	47	59	8
Greene	1296	33	52	6
Grenada	2571	85	155	32
Hancock	3735	85	69	14
Harrison	17596	303	485	68
Hinds	19987	411	804	131
Holmes	1871	72	104	20
Humphreys	947	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2979	77	134	23
Jackson	13167	243	240	35
Jasper	2202	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1058	32	9	1
Jones	8318	161	220	42
Kemper	957	28	44	9
Lafayette	6077	118	187	55
Lamar	6144	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7232	237	443	100
Lawrence	1268	23	27	2
Leake	2624	73	88	15
Lee	9900	170	222	41
Leflore	3472	124	236	52
Lincoln	3889	109	197	40
Lowndes	6305	144	256	63
Madison	9963	212	368	69
Marion	2663	79	158	24
Marshall	4303	103	64	15
Monroe	4063	132	190	55
Montgomery	1258	42	54	9
Neshoba	4009	176	203	59
Newton	2461	61	87	15
Noxubee	1265	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4580	97	222	36
Panola	4461	103	104	15
Pearl River	4446	142	188	37
Perry	1252	38	21	8
Pike	3225	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4176	72	86	12
Prentiss	2767	59	99	15
Quitman	789	16	0	0
Rankin	13388	277	392	61
Scott	3119	73	115	18
Sharkey	498	17	43	8
Simpson	2903	86	157	20
Smith	1594	34	66	8
Stone	1797	33	85	14
Sunflower	3319	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1763	40	50	7
Tate	3258	84	80	19
Tippah	2852	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2230	67	102	27
Tunica	1035	25	18	2
Union	4051	75	131	23
Walthall	1311	43	69	13
Warren	4310	119	170	37
Washington	5296	133	191	39
Wayne	2615	41	69	11
Webster	1139	32	61	12
Wilkinson	653	29	25	5
Winston	2261	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1601	36	82	22
Yazoo	3053	69	140	18
Total	309,186	7,153	10,442	1,974