Mississippi’s 7-day average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases rose Saturday to a nearly three-week high, the state reported.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 292 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 309,029.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 14 new deaths on Saturday, bringing the total death toll to 7,153.

Through Friday morning, 28 percent of all Mississippians have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 2 out of every 10 Mississippians 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 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 242 on Saturday. The last time the 7-day average was high was in late March.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases held at 217 with Saturday’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	2469	82	83	16
Alcorn	3012	66	130	20
Amite	1210	41	55	9
Attala	2136	73	175	36
Benton	975	25	46	10
Bolivar	4777	130	234	32
Calhoun	1654	32	36	6
Carroll	1210	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2055	57	60	15
Choctaw	743	17	2	0
Claiborne	1014	30	45	9
Clarke	1781	77	123	31
Clay	1832	54	38	5
Coahoma	2905	79	129	12
Copiah	2942	65	83	11
Covington	2553	80	137	39
De Soto	20983	250	113	24
Forrest	7551	149	228	51
Franklin	830	23	40	4
George	2387	47	59	8
Greene	1296	33	52	6
Grenada	2569	85	155	32
Hancock	3733	85	69	14
Harrison	17575	303	485	68
Hinds	19971	411	804	131
Holmes	1871	72	104	20
Humphreys	947	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2978	77	134	23
Jackson	13163	243	240	35
Jasper	2201	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1057	32	9	1
Jones	8314	161	220	42
Kemper	956	28	44	9
Lafayette	6077	118	187	55
Lamar	6138	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7229	237	443	100
Lawrence	1267	23	27	2
Leake	2620	73	88	15
Lee	9900	170	222	41
Leflore	3471	124	236	52
Lincoln	3887	109	197	40
Lowndes	6303	144	256	63
Madison	9957	212	368	69
Marion	2662	79	158	24
Marshall	4297	103	64	15
Monroe	4063	132	190	55
Montgomery	1258	42	54	9
Neshoba	4008	176	203	59
Newton	2458	61	87	15
Noxubee	1265	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4579	97	222	36
Panola	4461	103	104	15
Pearl River	4443	142	188	37
Perry	1252	38	21	8
Pike	3223	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4175	72	86	12
Prentiss	2766	59	99	15
Quitman	789	16	0	0
Rankin	13378	277	392	61
Scott	3115	73	115	18
Sharkey	498	17	43	8
Simpson	2899	86	157	20
Smith	1594	34	66	8
Stone	1797	33	85	14
Sunflower	3319	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1762	40	50	7
Tate	3256	84	80	19
Tippah	2852	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2228	67	102	27
Tunica	1033	25	18	2
Union	4049	75	131	23
Walthall	1311	43	69	13
Warren	4308	119	170	37
Washington	5296	133	191	39
Wayne	2615	41	69	11
Webster	1138	32	61	12
Wilkinson	653	29	25	5
Winston	2261	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1601	36	82	22
Yazoo	3051	69	140	18
Total	309,029	7,153	10,442