New Mississippi coronavirus cases increase slightly in last 24 hours, remain at near 12-month lows

Published 10:21 am Friday, April 2, 2021

Mississippi’s average number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases rose slightly Friday, the state reported, but remained at near 12-month lows.

Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said earlier in the week that the declines were due to strong vaccination numbers across the state.

Through Friday morning, the state reported 506,082 residents are fully vaccinated.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 284 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. Friday’s additional cases bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 305,701.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported three new deaths on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 7,051.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases increased slightly to 213 on Friday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 242 with Friday’s update.

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	2429	82	83	16
Alcorn	2963	63	130	20
Amite	1186	39	55	9
Attala	2128	73	175	36
Benton	965	25	46	10
Bolivar	4763	128	232	31
Calhoun	1627	30	36	6
Carroll	1205	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2040	57	60	15
Choctaw	725	16	1	0
Claiborne	1011	30	45	9
Clarke	1757	75	123	31
Clay	1819	54	38	5
Coahoma	2886	76	129	12
Copiah	2914	62	83	11
Covington	2535	80	136	39
De Soto	20590	248	113	24
Forrest	7493	145	227	51
Franklin	810	23	40	4
George	2368	46	59	7
Greene	1293	33	52	6
Grenada	2530	80	155	32
Hancock	3695	84	69	14
Harrison	17397	299	485	68
Hinds	19728	404	805	131
Holmes	1855	71	104	20
Humphreys	941	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2958	76	134	23
Jackson	13042	242	240	35
Jasper	2193	47	43	2
Jefferson	645	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1043	32	9	1
Jones	8253	159	220	42
Kemper	947	25	44	9
Lafayette	5962	116	187	55
Lamar	6066	84	54	13
Lauderdale	7086	236	443	100
Lawrence	1256	23	27	2
Leake	2598	73	88	15
Lee	9818	169	222	41
Leflore	3463	124	236	52
Lincoln	3861	107	197	40
Lowndes	6232	144	256	63
Madison	9831	208	368	69
Marion	2643	79	158	24
Marshall	4246	99	64	15
Monroe	4050	131	190	55
Montgomery	1250	41	54	9
Neshoba	3958	175	203	59
Newton	2430	58	87	15
Noxubee	1252	31	35	6
Oktibbeha	4530	97	222	36
Panola	4420	103	104	15
Pearl River	4388	138	188	37
Perry	1246	38	21	8
Pike	3150	102	135	35
Pontotoc	4153	72	86	12
Prentiss	2744	59	99	15
Quitman	785	16	0	0
Rankin	13238	274	392	61
Scott	3080	72	115	18
Sharkey	494	17	43	8
Simpson	2863	84	157	20
Smith	1574	34	66	8
Stone	1774	30	85	14
Sunflower	3275	89	122	20
Tallahatchie	1744	40	50	7
Tate	3202	81	80	19
Tippah	2836	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2215	67	102	27
Tunica	1022	25	18	2
Union	4010	74	131	23
Walthall	1296	43	69	13
Warren	4256	117	170	37
Washington	5264	132	191	39
Wayne	2610	41	69	11
Webster	1134	32	61	12
Wilkinson	639	27	25	5
Winston	2255	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1569	36	82	22
Yazoo	3031	68	140	18
Total	305,701	7,051	10,438	1,972