As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to be ramped up across Mississippi, the number of new coronavirus cases continues to be at nearly annual lows.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 243 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 307,094.

Through Friday morning, a growing number of Mississippi residents have received one of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

Approximately 26 percent of the state’s population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, the state reported. Just under 600,000 residents are fully vaccinated, the state reported.

For more detailed county-by-county vaccination results visit: https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/12130.pdf

The Mississippi State Health Department reported four new deaths on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 7,086.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases decreased slightly to 199 on Friday. The last time the 7-day, daily average was lower was April 18, 2021, when the average was at 190.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped slightly to 206 with Friday’s update.

Mississippi’s 7-day, daily average of new cases has hovered at approximately 200 cases for more than a week.

Nationally, America’s cases have plateaued at what infection disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN was a “disturbingly high level.” Fauci said the relatively high number of cases across the country, while low to the historic highs, are still high enough to allow more contagious variants to spread quickly, causing the nation’s vaccination efforts to be a race against staying ahead of the variants.

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.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2458	82	83	16
Alcorn	2974	64	130	20
Amite	1199	40	55	9
Attala	2132	73	175	36
Benton	972	25	46	10
Bolivar	4768	129	232	31
Calhoun	1631	30	36	6
Carroll	1207	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2048	57	60	15
Choctaw	728	16	1	0
Claiborne	1012	30	45	9
Clarke	1764	75	123	31
Clay	1823	54	38	5
Coahoma	2892	77	129	12
Copiah	2924	63	83	11
Covington	2543	80	137	39
De Soto	20729	248	113	24
Forrest	7511	146	227	51
Franklin	815	23	40	4
George	2376	46	59	7
Greene	1293	33	52	6
Grenada	2543	82	155	32
Hancock	3715	84	69	14
Harrison	17465	302	485	68
Hinds	19851	407	805	131
Holmes	1863	71	104	20
Humphreys	943	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2965	76	134	23
Jackson	13090	243	240	35
Jasper	2197	48	43	2
Jefferson	648	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1053	32	9	1
Jones	8288	160	220	42
Kemper	950	26	44	9
Lafayette	6020	117	187	55
Lamar	6096	84	54	13
Lauderdale	7170	237	443	100
Lawrence	1261	23	27	2
Leake	2609	73	88	15
Lee	9849	169	222	41
Leflore	3468	124	236	52
Lincoln	3870	107	197	40
Lowndes	6256	144	256	63
Madison	9876	210	368	69
Marion	2654	79	158	24
Marshall	4262	100	64	15
Monroe	4055	131	190	55
Montgomery	1255	42	54	9
Neshoba	3979	176	203	59
Newton	2446	59	87	15
Noxubee	1258	33	35	6
Oktibbeha	4550	97	222	36
Panola	4430	103	104	15
Pearl River	4414	139	188	37
Perry	1251	38	21	8
Pike	3170	104	135	35
Pontotoc	4163	72	86	12
Prentiss	2752	59	99	15
Quitman	785	16	0	0
Rankin	13297	275	392	61
Scott	3101	72	115	18
Sharkey	495	17	43	8
Simpson	2873	84	157	20
Smith	1585	34	66	8
Stone	1786	31	85	14
Sunflower	3292	89	122	20
Tallahatchie	1751	40	50	7
Tate	3221	81	80	19
Tippah	2845	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2220	67	102	27
Tunica	1024	25	18	2
Union	4032	75	131	23
Walthall	1304	43	69	13
Warren	4277	118	170	37
Washington	5278	132	191	39
Wayne	2613	41	69	11
Webster	1134	32	61	12
Wilkinson	644	27	25	5
Winston	2259	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1585	36	82	22
Yazoo	3041	68	140	18
Total	307,094	7,086	10,439	1,972