More than 12,000 Mississippians were infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus over the last 14 days as the state reached the same levels of new infections that it was having in mid-August.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,271 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total cases since the pandemic began in March to 130,665. In the last two weeks, more than 12,000 Mississippians have tested positive for the virus.

Of the total cases, the state believes approximately 111,430 have recovered.

The state reported 17 new deaths Thursday. A total of 3,514 people have died from the virus, the state reported.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases jumped to 968 with Thursday’s update. It was the highest 7-day daily average since August 6.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 863 on Thursday, the highest level since August 14.

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	1209	47	64	14
Alcorn	1262	21	83	9
Amite	448	14	15	2
Attala	909	27	93	20
Benton	433	16	44	8
Bolivar	2202	82	220	30
Calhoun	675	13	25	4
Carroll	615	13	45	9
Chickasaw	943	31	47	14
Choctaw	247	7	1	0
Claiborne	557	16	43	9
Clarke	834	53	93	27
Clay	793	25	20	3
Coahoma	1332	37	106	7
Copiah	1481	38	72	9
Covington	1089	31	65	14
De Soto	8535	85	100	20
Forrest	3336	83	177	41
Franklin	271	3	4	1
George	1128	21	36	6
Greene	534	19	40	6
Grenada	1289	42	114	21
Hancock	1008	34	57	8
Harrison	6279	100	299	35
Hinds	8773	184	484	80
Holmes	1185	60	102	20
Humphreys	491	18	28	7
Issaquena	108	4	0	0
Itawamba	1319	32	89	17
Jackson	5567	103	113	11
Jasper	756	20	1	0
Jefferson	298	11	13	3
Jefferson Davis	492	15	8	1
Jones	3198	85	187	38
Kemper	354	15	41	9
Lafayette	2790	45	123	28
Lamar	2549	46	41	11
Lauderdale	2929	141	295	75
Lawrence	608	14	26	2
Leake	1236	43	42	7
Lee	4230	87	195	39
Leflore	1877	88	194	47
Lincoln	1568	64	162	36
Lowndes	2066	62	102	33
Madison	4201	97	250	45
Marion	1023	46	92	15
Marshall	1785	38	59	13
Monroe	1706	76	172	52
Montgomery	639	23	53	9
Neshoba	2003	111	132	39
Newton	946	29	40	10
Noxubee	634	17	21	4
Oktibbeha	2210	58	193	31
Panola	1904	43	60	8
Pearl River	1293	64	95	23
Perry	578	24	20	7
Pike	1484	58	98	27
Pontotoc	1750	24	19	2
Prentiss	1250	23	54	4
Quitman	441	7	0	0
Rankin	4640	89	183	23
Scott	1355	29	21	3
Sharkey	293	16	43	8
Simpson	1323	52	122	19
Smith	649	16	55	8
Stone	598	14	56	9
Sunflower	1766	54	84	15
Tallahatchie	912	27	29	7
Tate	1446	44	68	16
Tippah	1078	28	61	3
Tishomingo	948	41	96	26
Tunica	565	18	15	2
Union	1422	25	46	11
Walthall	692	27	67	13
Warren	1634	56	125	26
Washington	2843	105	181	39
Wayne	1089	22	59	10
Webster	393	14	52	11
Wilkinson	355	22	20	5
Winston	991	22	44	11
Yalobusha	619	24	78	16
Yazoo	1404	36	136	14
Total	130,665	3,514	7,108	1,365