The number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Mississippi fell on Tuesday to a level not seen since mid-December, just before the omicron variant spread like wildfire, state officials reported.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Tuesday that 1,868 new coronavirus cases were found between 3 p.m. Thursday and 3 p.m. Monday.

The new cases reported Tuesday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 787,396.

MSDH reported 22 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 11,858.

Through Tuesday, 51 percent of the total Mississippi population has been fully vaccinated. The number of fully vaccinated Mississippians remains below the U.S. average of 65 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 dropped Tuesday to 672. It was the lowest level since December 15.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 1,206 with Tuesday’s update. It was the lowest level since just after Christmas.

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	7099	140	103	22
Alcorn	9838	144	132	20
Amite	3205	65	58	10
Attala	5199	107	203	37
Benton	2256	49	47	10
Bolivar	9170	171	273	34
Calhoun	4589	63	44	7
Carroll	2545	50	53	12
Chickasaw	5521	92	63	15
Choctaw	2161	31	13	0
Claiborne	2130	46	45	9
Clarke	4196	103	131	32
Clay	4922	92	42	5
Coahoma	6409	119	138	14
Copiah	7071	109	109	15
Covington	7032	106	186	40
De Soto	49668	530	131	27
Forrest	21824	298	369	65
Franklin	1914	36	47	5
George	7091	84	94	9
Greene	3164	55	81	6
Grenada	5471	126	155	32
Hancock	12103	146	146	23
Harrison	52963	637	735	87
Hinds	51771	746	878	140
Holmes	4407	104	133	21
Humphreys	2004	44	36	10
Issaquena	260	9	0	0
Itawamba	7327	139	134	24
Jackson	36636	435	416	45
Jasper	4762	70	46	2
Jefferson	1469	37	41	7
Jefferson Davis	2832	50	16	1
Jones	21051	282	337	46
Kemper	2154	46	50	10
Lafayette	15026	174	202	57
Lamar	17238	150	69	12
Lauderdale	18635	353	499	108
Lawrence	3554	52	28	2
Leake	6324	110	103	17
Lee	26354	287	225	43
Leflore	7280	164	270	59
Lincoln	8218	154	213	44
Lowndes	17417	225	305	69
Madison	23796	314	420	72
Marion	6922	132	172	25
Marshall	9840	169	69	17
Monroe	10885	207	192	55
Montgomery	2925	71	91	15
Neshoba	10402	230	232	61
Newton	5928	94	89	16
Noxubee	2707	48	42	6
Oktibbeha	11023	157	272	40
Panola	10325	160	103	15
Pearl River	14926	262	264	42
Perry	3024	63	42	9
Pike	9408	176	178	44
Pontotoc	10194	131	90	13
Prentiss	8102	99	102	15
Quitman	1557	31	0	0
Rankin	36205	465	511	69
Scott	6462	111	120	19
Sharkey	946	23	48	8
Simpson	6913	139	186	20
Smith	4067	66	80	8
Stone	5357	70	110	14
Sunflower	5719	116	136	21
Tallahatchie	3166	60	49	7
Tate	7232	138	80	19
Tippah	7166	104	120	14
Tishomingo	6064	119	104	28
Tunica	2503	44	20	4
Union	9416	115	133	23
Walthall	3562	78	71	16
Warren	10157	197	176	38
Washington	10094	189	231	42
Wayne	5910	84	86	13
Webster	3263	65	66	14
Wilkinson	1790	44	25	6
Winston	5164	102	136	39
Yalobusha	4037	53	84	22
Yazoo	7979	102	152	20
Total	787,396	11,858	12,481	2,162