Mississippi’s battle against the COVID-19 coronavirus seems to be worsening based on the latest state numbers released Monday which showed more high records set.

Mississippi’s 7-day average of new coronavirus cases jumped to 1,030 cases per day, the first time that average topped 1,000.

The new trailing 7-day average is more than three times what it was a month ago when the average was 330 on June 20.

The 14-day average of daily new cases jumped to 902, also a new record high.

The 14-day death toll stayed steady at a record 246 people dying of the virus in the last two weeks.

Mississippi reported 1,251 new cases Monday. That brings the total number of cases found in Mississippi to 43,889. The state believes more than 30,000 of those cases have recovered.

The state also reported 3 new deaths Monday attributed to the virus bringing the total death toll to 1,358.

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	429	22	44	11
Alcorn	161	2	1	1
Amite	143	4	13	2
Attala	406	23	89	19
Benton	77	0	1	0
Bolivar	570	18	42	6
Calhoun	249	5	23	4
Carroll	220	11	45	9
Chickasaw	342	19	35	11
Choctaw	91	4	0	0
Claiborne	344	11	43	9
Clarke	253	25	19	9
Clay	299	12	2	1
Coahoma	422	7	1	0
Copiah	755	20	30	3
Covington	469	6	3	0
Desoto	2394	20	23	5
Forrest	1197	45	96	29
Franklin	72	2	3	1
George	179	3	1	0
Greene	157	10	34	6
Grenada	711	15	52	8
Hancock	204	14	8	4
Harrison	1456	18	91	10
Hinds	3691	70	161	25
Holmes	640	43	97	20
Humphreys	209	10	19	6
Issaquena	15	1	0	0
Itawamba	191	8	34	7
Jackson	1115	22	63	6
Jasper	291	6	1	0
Jefferson	142	3	3	0
Jefferson Davis	153	4	3	1
Jones	1382	53	158	35
Kemper	198	15	38	9
Lafayette	596	4	42	1
Lamar	807	8	3	2
Lauderdale	1090	83	203	54
Lawrence	208	2	0	0
Leake	683	21	3	0
Lee	820	24	66	15
Leflore	648	56	184	41
Lincoln	602	36	115	27
Lowndes	650	17	44	8
Madison	1740	45	146	21
Marion	414	12	15	2
Marshall	384	4	12	1
Monroe	518	44	124	37
Montgomery	224	3	0	0
Neshoba	1086	81	107	33
Newton	435	10	7	1
Noxubee	312	10	16	3
Oktibbeha	697	27	132	18
Panola	576	6	3	1
Pearl River	371	32	52	12
Perry	117	5	0	0
Pike	596	25	50	12
Pontotoc	495	6	3	1
Prentiss	192	6	24	3
Quitman	129	1	0	0
Rankin	1459	22	63	8
Scott	886	16	15	3
Sharkey	65	0	1	0
Simpson	537	5	3	0
Smith	307	12	53	8
Stone	104	2	2	1
Sunflower	656	11	3	0
Tallahatchie	293	4	5	1
Tate	486	18	28	10
Tippah	193	11	0	0
Tishomingo	165	1	2	0
Tunica	147	3	12	2
Union	325	11	20	8
Walthall	353	12	54	6
Warren	727	22	41	9
Washington	1056	18	28	6
Wayne	636	20	53	8
Webster	144	11	52	10
Wilkinson	129	11	5	2
Winston	348	13	40	10
Yalobusha	237	9	35	7
Yazoo	619	7	20	2
Total	43,889	1,358	3,162	651