Mississippi’s reported on Monday its lowest single-day number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases in more than a year, with just more than three-dozen new cases continued.

Monday’s numbers were a break from what had been slow increases in numbers of the last week, which prompted a plea from the state’s top medical officer on Sunday.

“Trending up last week,” wrote Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs Sunday on social media. “The future is in our hands. Fight COVID – get vaccinated.”

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 37 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. Monday’s additional cases bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 309,223. Monday’s number of new cases was the lowest single-day report of new cases since March 20, 2020, just after the state went into its first lockdown.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported no new deaths on Monday, keeping the total death toll at 7,153.

Through Monday morning, more than 900,000 people, or 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. That’s just under 700,000 people.

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 dipped to 243 on Monday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dipped to 219 with Monday’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	2470	82	83	16
Alcorn	3015	66	130	20
Amite	1210	41	55	9
Attala	2136	73	175	36
Benton	975	25	46	10
Bolivar	4778	130	234	32
Calhoun	1656	32	36	6
Carroll	1210	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2058	57	60	15
Choctaw	744	17	2	0
Claiborne	1014	30	45	9
Clarke	1781	77	123	31
Clay	1833	54	38	5
Coahoma	2907	79	129	12
Copiah	2943	65	83	11
Covington	2553	80	137	39
De Soto	21005	250	113	24
Forrest	7554	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2389	47	59	8
Greene	1296	33	52	6
Grenada	2573	85	155	32
Hancock	3737	85	69	14
Harrison	17590	303	485	68
Hinds	19989	411	804	131
Holmes	1872	72	104	20
Humphreys	947	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2979	77	134	23
Jackson	13169	243	240	35
Jasper	2202	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1059	32	9	1
Jones	8319	161	220	42
Kemper	957	28	44	9
Lafayette	6081	118	187	55
Lamar	6146	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7232	237	443	100
Lawrence	1268	23	27	2
Leake	2624	73	88	15
Lee	9900	170	222	41
Leflore	3471	124	236	52
Lincoln	3892	109	197	40
Lowndes	6306	144	256	63
Madison	9965	212	368	69
Marion	2664	79	158	24
Marshall	4302	103	64	15
Monroe	4063	132	190	55
Montgomery	1258	42	54	9
Neshoba	4009	176	203	59
Newton	2461	61	87	15
Noxubee	1266	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4580	97	222	36
Panola	4461	103	104	15
Pearl River	4447	142	188	37
Perry	1252	38	21	8
Pike	3226	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4176	72	86	12
Prentiss	2766	59	99	15
Quitman	789	16	0	0
Rankin	13388	277	392	61
Scott	3119	73	115	18
Sharkey	498	17	43	8
Simpson	2904	86	157	20
Smith	1597	34	66	8
Stone	1797	33	85	14
Sunflower	3320	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1762	40	50	7
Tate	3259	84	80	19
Tippah	2853	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2228	67	102	27
Tunica	1034	25	18	2
Union	4051	75	131	23
Walthall	1311	43	69	13
Warren	4310	119	170	37
Washington	5296	133	191	39
Wayne	2615	41	69	11
Webster	1139	32	61	12
Wilkinson	653	29	25	5
Winston	2261	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1602	36	82	22
Yazoo	3053	69	140	18
Total	309,223	7,153	10,442	1,974