The number of hospitalized COVID-19 coronavirus patients hit a new record Wednesday as the 14-day, daily new case average set new records as well.

The state reported 1,505 new coronavirus cases and 20 more deaths from the virus.

The state said four of the deaths reported Wednesday actually occurred between May 10 and July 12, but were delayed in reporting.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported that 982 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized with another 229 suspected COVID patients in hospitals across the state.

The state reported 296 patients were in ICU beds with 178 requiring a ventilator, also a new record.

In total, 55,804 cases have been found in the state. The state believes more than 35,000 of those cases have recovered.

A total of 1,563 people have died as a result of coronavirus.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped slightly to 1,247, while the 14-day, daily average rose again to a new record, 1,231 cases per day.

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases for 2020, 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. The data provided below is the most current available.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	539	23	44	11
Alcorn	312	3	1	1
Amite	188	4	13	2
Attala	475	23	89	19
Benton	107	0	1	0
Bolivar	860	26	47	8
Calhoun	355	8	23	4
Carroll	236	11	45	9
Chickasaw	398	19	35	11
Choctaw	117	4	0	0
Claiborne	387	12	43	9
Clarke	284	25	19	9
Clay	355	13	2	1
Coahoma	593	7	2	0
Copiah	862	22	30	3
Covington	558	9	3	1
De Soto	2970	25	35	6
Forrest	1491	48	98	30
Franklin	95	2	3	1
George	378	5	1	0
Greene	211	10	35	6
Grenada	781	19	71	10
Hancock	298	14	8	4
Harrison	1944	27	122	13
Hinds	4838	94	224	40
Holmes	799	45	97	20
Humphreys	255	10	19	6
Issaquena	19	1	0	0
Itawamba	275	9	34	7
Jackson	1772	30	68	6
Jasper	356	7	1	0
Jefferson	178	5	3	0
Jefferson Davis	187	5	3	1
Jones	1635	56	162	35
Kemper	218	15	38	9
Lafayette	787	5	51	1
Lamar	1011	11	4	2
Lauderdale	1259	86	203	55
Lawrence	284	3	14	0
Leake	738	25	4	0
Lee	1069	28	66	15
Leflore	785	57	184	41
Lincoln	698	38	115	27
Lowndes	885	24	61	13
Madison	2167	50	168	23
Marion	550	16	15	2
Marshall	500	5	12	1
Monroe	620	49	126	41
Montgomery	258	3	0	0
Neshoba	1165	83	107	34
Newton	498	10	8	1
Noxubee	389	10	16	3
Oktibbeha	1011	31	152	19
Panola	826	10	5	1
Pearl River	452	35	53	14
Perry	196	7	0	0
Pike	781	30	62	14
Pontotoc	649	6	4	1
Prentiss	282	6	24	3
Quitman	195	1	0	0
Rankin	1988	27	86	8
Scott	941	17	15	3
Sharkey	122	1	6	1
Simpson	665	17	8	4
Smith	361	12	53	8
Stone	134	3	2	1
Sunflower	854	17	10	1
Tallahatchie	371	9	7	2
Tate	587	19	30	11
Tippah	264	11	0	0
Tishomingo	246	3	2	0
Tunica	209	4	12	2
Union	452	13	20	8
Walthall	416	16	54	8
Warren	897	24	58	10
Washington	1322	26	38	9
Wayne	708	21	54	8
Webster	175	11	52	10
Wilkinson	160	12	6	2
Winston	527	14	40	10
Yalobusha	298	10	35	7
Yazoo	726	11	21	2
Total	55,804	1,563	3,482	708