Mississippi set a new single-day record Thursday for the number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases as the state statistics show the virus is still running rampant across Mississippi.

The number of hospitalized confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus patients remained at near-record levels Thursday, and the 14-day, daily new case average broke the previous record as well..

The state reported 1,775 new coronavirus cases and 48 more deaths from the virus.

The state said 23 of the deaths reported Thursday actually occurred between July 10 and July 27, but were delayed in reporting.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported that 972 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized with another 273 suspected COVID patients in hospitals across the state.

The state reported 296 patients were in ICU beds with 177 requiring a ventilator, also a new record.

In total, 57,579 cases have been found in the state. The state believes more than 35,000 of those cases have recovered.

A total of 1,611 people have died as a result of coronavirus.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases jumped to 1,361, just below the record set on Sunday.

The 14-day, daily average rose again to a new record, 1,270 cases per day a new record. The 14-day, daily average has set a new record each day for more than two weeks.

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	552	23	45	12
Alcorn	331	3	1	1
Amite	192	4	13	2
Attala	480	23	89	19
Benton	115	0	1	0
Bolivar	889	29	47	9
Calhoun	364	8	23	4
Carroll	237	11	45	9
Chickasaw	413	19	35	11
Choctaw	120	4	0	0
Claiborne	390	12	43	9
Clarke	288	25	19	9
Clay	360	13	2	1
Coahoma	626	7	2	0
Copiah	885	23	30	3
Covington	569	10	4	1
De Soto	3062	26	38	6
Forrest	1540	50	98	30
Franklin	101	3	3	1
George	517	5	1	0
Greene	219	10	35	6
Grenada	789	19	71	10
Hancock	310	14	8	4
Harrison	1982	29	124	14
Hinds	5001	97	226	41
Holmes	809	45	97	20
Humphreys	257	11	19	6
Issaquena	20	1	0	0
Itawamba	288	9	34	7
Jackson	1820	34	68	7
Jasper	360	8	1	0
Jefferson	185	5	4	0
Jefferson Davis	190	5	3	1
Jones	1674	57	168	35
Kemper	222	15	38	9
Lafayette	821	6	54	1
Lamar	1063	12	3	2
Lauderdale	1281	88	204	56
Lawrence	297	4	14	0
Leake	740	25	4	0
Lee	1115	28	66	15
Leflore	791	59	184	42
Lincoln	716	38	115	27
Lowndes	922	26	64	14
Madison	2211	50	169	23
Marion	569	16	15	2
Marshall	526	8	12	1
Monroe	649	49	126	41
Montgomery	266	3	0	0
Neshoba	1167	85	107	35
Newton	509	11	8	1
Noxubee	403	10	16	3
Oktibbeha	1024	31	153	19
Panola	867	11	5	1
Pearl River	462	35	53	14
Perry	205	7	0	0
Pike	803	30	67	14
Pontotoc	673	6	4	1
Prentiss	307	6	24	3
Quitman	204	1	0	0
Rankin	2048	27	86	8
Scott	944	17	15	3
Sharkey	136	1	6	1
Simpson	685	17	9	4
Smith	366	12	53	8
Stone	138	3	2	1
Sunflower	873	20	10	1
Tallahatchie	395	9	7	2
Tate	594	21	31	11
Tippah	269	12	0	0
Tishomingo	293	3	2	0
Tunica	224	5	12	2
Union	467	13	20	8
Walthall	420	17	55	9
Warren	930	24	79	10
Washington	1389	28	38	9
Wayne	717	21	56	10
Webster	176	12	52	11
Wilkinson	173	12	6	2
Winston	544	14	40	10
Yalobusha	303	10	35	7
Yazoo	747	11	21	2
Total	57,579	1,611	3,537	721