Mississippi’s 7-day, daily average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases dipped slightly again on Saturday, the state reported.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 238 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. Saturday’s additional cases bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 307,332.

Through Saturday 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. More than 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 nine new deaths on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to 7,095.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases decreased slightly to 192 on Saturday. 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 rose slightly to 208 with Saturday’s update.

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

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	2976	64	130	20
Amite	1199	41	55	9
Attala	2132	73	175	36
Benton	972	25	46	10
Bolivar	4769	129	232	31
Calhoun	1631	30	36	6
Carroll	1208	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2048	57	60	15
Choctaw	728	17	1	0
Claiborne	1013	30	45	9
Clarke	1766	76	123	31
Clay	1823	54	38	5
Coahoma	2896	77	129	12
Copiah	2929	65	83	11
Covington	2543	80	137	39
De Soto	20757	248	113	24
Forrest	7522	146	227	51
Franklin	817	23	40	4
George	2376	47	59	8
Greene	1294	33	52	6
Grenada	2548	82	155	32
Hancock	3719	85	69	14
Harrison	17475	302	485	68
Hinds	19869	408	805	131
Holmes	1864	71	104	20
Humphreys	943	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2967	76	134	23
Jackson	13095	243	240	35
Jasper	2197	48	43	2
Jefferson	648	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1053	32	9	1
Jones	8289	160	220	42
Kemper	951	26	44	9
Lafayette	6026	117	187	55
Lamar	6102	84	54	13
Lauderdale	7185	237	443	100
Lawrence	1262	23	27	2
Leake	2609	73	88	15
Lee	9854	169	222	41
Leflore	3468	124	236	52
Lincoln	3869	107	197	40
Lowndes	6261	144	256	63
Madison	9886	210	368	69
Marion	2656	79	158	24
Marshall	4267	100	64	15
Monroe	4056	132	190	55
Montgomery	1255	42	54	9
Neshoba	3984	176	203	59
Newton	2448	59	87	15
Noxubee	1258	33	35	6
Oktibbeha	4552	97	222	36
Panola	4440	103	104	15
Pearl River	4418	139	188	37
Perry	1251	38	21	8
Pike	3177	104	135	35
Pontotoc	4164	72	86	12
Prentiss	2756	59	99	15
Quitman	789	16	0	0
Rankin	13307	275	392	61
Scott	3104	72	115	18
Sharkey	496	17	43	8
Simpson	2874	84	157	20
Smith	1585	34	66	8
Stone	1791	31	85	14
Sunflower	3293	89	122	20
Tallahatchie	1752	40	50	7
Tate	3226	81	80	19
Tippah	2846	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2220	67	102	27
Tunica	1025	25	18	2
Union	4035	75	131	23
Walthall	1305	43	69	13
Warren	4277	118	170	37
Washington	5279	132	191	39
Wayne	2613	41	69	11
Webster	1134	32	61	12
Wilkinson	647	27	25	5
Winston	2259	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1586	36	82	22
Yazoo	3042	68	140	18
Total	307,332	7,095	10,439	1,973