Vaccinations on rise as new coronavirus cases in Mississippi slowly decline

Published 1:03 pm Tuesday, March 23, 2021

As Mississippi’s effort to vaccinate residents continues to ramp up, the number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases continues to inch down slightly with the latest data released on Tuesday.

The state health department reported Tuesday 306 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. Tuesday’s additional cases bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 303,238.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 21 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 6,977.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dipped to 284 on Tuesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dipped to 374 with Tuesday’s update.

Mississippi marked a milestone in its vaccination efforts Monday topping the 1 millionth dose administered. Of those, approximately 690,647 have received at least one dose and nearly 400,000 have been fully vaccinated.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases, 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	2407	81	78	15
Alcorn	2948	63	130	20
Amite	1168	37	55	9
Attala	2120	72	175	36
Benton	956	24	46	10
Bolivar	4718	125	232	31
Calhoun	1615	30	36	5
Carroll	1203	25	51	10
Chickasaw	2031	55	60	15
Choctaw	721	16	1	0
Claiborne	1005	30	45	9
Clarke	1732	75	123	31
Clay	1813	54	38	5
Coahoma	2868	74	129	11
Copiah	2863	60	81	11
Covington	2528	80	136	39
De Soto	20301	245	113	24
Forrest	7441	143	226	51
Franklin	799	22	40	4
George	2358	46	59	7
Greene	1292	33	52	6
Grenada	2522	80	155	32
Hancock	3631	84	69	14
Harrison	17245	298	485	68
Hinds	19530	400	805	131
Holmes	1844	71	104	20
Humphreys	938	30	34	8
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2935	76	134	23
Jackson	12963	239	240	35
Jasper	2182	47	43	2
Jefferson	637	27	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1039	32	8	1
Jones	8205	154	219	41
Kemper	937	25	44	9
Lafayette	5879	116	187	55
Lamar	6019	84	54	13
Lauderdale	6986	232	443	100
Lawrence	1242	22	27	2
Leake	2581	72	88	15
Lee	9789	167	222	41
Leflore	3447	123	236	52
Lincoln	3807	106	194	39
Lowndes	6211	143	257	63
Madison	9741	206	368	69
Marion	2633	78	158	24
Marshall	4198	99	64	15
Monroe	4038	130	190	55
Montgomery	1249	40	54	9
Neshoba	3933	173	203	59
Newton	2400	56	87	15
Noxubee	1246	31	35	6
Oktibbeha	4502	97	222	36
Panola	4402	101	104	14
Pearl River	4348	134	188	36
Perry	1241	38	21	8
Pike	3120	101	134	35
Pontotoc	4144	72	86	12
Prentiss	2737	58	99	15
Quitman	784	16	0	0
Rankin	13133	271	392	61
Scott	3044	72	115	18
Sharkey	492	17	43	8
Simpson	2832	84	157	20
Smith	1567	34	66	8
Stone	1763	30	84	14
Sunflower	3250	88	121	20
Tallahatchie	1736	40	50	7
Tate	3173	79	80	19
Tippah	2824	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2175	67	102	27
Tunica	1015	25	18	2
Union	3999	74	131	23
Walthall	1284	42	69	13
Warren	4214	117	170	37
Washington	5257	132	191	39
Wayne	2600	41	69	11
Webster	1130	32	61	12
Wilkinson	635	27	25	5
Winston	2242	80	130	39
Yalobusha	1533	36	82	22
Yazoo	3000	67	140	18
Total	303,238	6,977	10,423	1,964