Mississippi’s new COVID-19 coronavirus case averages continued to spike higher Wednesday as the state reported higher-than-average new case totals from the last 24 hours.

The trailing 7- and 14-day averages of new cases climbed to new record highs again for the ninth-straight day.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported an additional 653 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours bringing the total cases to 27,900. The state estimates more than 19,000 of those cases have fully recovered.

The state announced on Wednesday 9 new deaths were attributed to the virus bringing the total death toll to 1,082. Four of the deaths reported Wednesday actually occurred between June 18 and June 25, the state said, noting that the reporting was delayed

Mississippi’s 7-day average of new cases rose to 639 per day, another new record high. The 7-day average is more than double was it less than two weeks prior.

The 14-day average of daily new cases rose Wednesday to 519 cases per day, also a new record high.

Mississippi’s death toll from coronavirus includes 524 people from long-term care facilities or 48.7 percent of the total deaths.

On Wednesday the state reported another new record for the number of patients hospitalized that either had confirmed COVID-19 or were suspected of having the virus, but hadn’t been confirmed by a test rose as well.

In total 786 people were in Mississippi hospitals yesterday, the state reported. The previous record was set yesterday.