Mississippi reported the highest number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases Tuesday in nearly three weeks.

The increase may be tied to Easter holiday get-togethers which occurred just more than a week ago.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 317 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 307,836.

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

Approximately 27 percent of the state’s population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, the state reported. More than 635,000 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 23 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,119.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 214 on Tuesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 213 with Tuesday’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.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2460	82	83	16
Alcorn	2980	65	130	20
Amite	1201	41	55	9
Attala	2134	73	175	36
Benton	973	25	46	10
Bolivar	4772	129	232	31
Calhoun	1635	31	36	6
Carroll	1209	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2050	57	60	15
Choctaw	734	17	1	0
Claiborne	1013	30	45	9
Clarke	1770	76	123	31
Clay	1828	54	38	5
Coahoma	2897	78	129	12
Copiah	2932	65	83	11
Covington	2547	80	137	39
De Soto	20826	248	113	24
Forrest	7525	147	227	51
Franklin	821	23	40	4
George	2381	47	59	8
Greene	1294	33	52	6
Grenada	2553	84	155	32
Hancock	3728	85	69	14
Harrison	17510	302	485	68
Hinds	19910	411	805	131
Holmes	1868	72	104	20
Humphreys	943	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2971	77	134	23
Jackson	13118	243	240	35
Jasper	2197	48	43	2
Jefferson	648	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1054	32	9	1
Jones	8297	160	220	42
Kemper	954	28	44	9
Lafayette	6039	117	187	55
Lamar	6110	84	54	13
Lauderdale	7198	237	443	100
Lawrence	1264	23	27	2
Leake	2613	73	88	15
Lee	9871	170	222	41
Leflore	3468	124	236	52
Lincoln	3871	109	197	40
Lowndes	6272	144	256	63
Madison	9908	210	368	69
Marion	2660	79	158	24
Marshall	4276	100	64	15
Monroe	4061	132	190	55
Montgomery	1255	42	54	9
Neshoba	3994	176	203	59
Newton	2451	61	87	15
Noxubee	1262	33	35	6
Oktibbeha	4558	97	222	36
Panola	4445	103	104	15
Pearl River	4428	141	188	37
Perry	1251	38	21	8
Pike	3188	104	135	35
Pontotoc	4169	72	86	12
Prentiss	2757	59	99	15
Quitman	789	16	0	0
Rankin	13334	276	392	61
Scott	3108	72	115	18
Sharkey	496	17	43	8
Simpson	2882	84	157	20
Smith	1588	34	66	8
Stone	1793	31	85	14
Sunflower	3295	89	122	20
Tallahatchie	1755	40	50	7
Tate	3227	82	80	19
Tippah	2848	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2222	67	102	27
Tunica	1027	25	18	2
Union	4039	75	131	23
Walthall	1306	43	69	13
Warren	4284	118	170	37
Washington	5281	133	191	39
Wayne	2613	41	69	11
Webster	1135	32	61	12
Wilkinson	649	28	25	5
Winston	2259	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1592	36	82	22
Yazoo	3044	68	140	18
Total	307,836	7,119	10,439	1,973