Mississippi’s 7-day, daily average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases hit a high point not seen in weeks on Tuesday.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 362 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 309,585.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported eight new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,161.

Through Tuesday 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 22% of Mississippi’s population are fully vaccinated, the state reported. That’s just more than 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 rose to 250 on Tuesday. That was the highest number since March 29.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 232 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.

Long-term care data updates are not yet available. The table below reflects figures from last week for long-term care cases and deaths.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2471	82	83	16
Alcorn	3019	66	130	20
Amite	1216	41	55	9
Attala	2137	73	175	36
Benton	977	25	46	10
Bolivar	4782	130	234	32
Calhoun	1667	32	36	6
Carroll	1212	26	51	10
Chickasaw	2059	57	60	15
Choctaw	746	17	2	0
Claiborne	1015	30	45	9
Clarke	1782	78	123	31
Clay	1834	54	38	5
Coahoma	2909	79	129	12
Copiah	2946	65	83	11
Covington	2554	80	137	39
De Soto	21058	251	113	24
Forrest	7562	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2397	47	59	8
Greene	1296	33	52	6
Grenada	2576	85	155	32
Hancock	3743	85	69	14
Harrison	17609	304	485	68
Hinds	20005	411	804	131
Holmes	1875	72	104	20
Humphreys	947	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2980	77	134	23
Jackson	13184	243	240	35
Jasper	2203	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1059	32	9	1
Jones	8324	161	220	42
Kemper	957	28	44	9
Lafayette	6093	118	187	55
Lamar	6152	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7248	238	443	100
Lawrence	1268	23	27	2
Leake	2626	73	88	15
Lee	9906	171	222	41
Leflore	3476	124	236	52
Lincoln	3894	109	197	40
Lowndes	6312	144	256	63
Madison	9970	213	368	69
Marion	2670	79	158	24
Marshall	4311	103	64	15
Monroe	4066	132	190	55
Montgomery	1258	42	54	9
Neshoba	4015	176	203	59
Newton	2469	61	87	15
Noxubee	1266	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4582	98	222	36
Panola	4465	103	104	15
Pearl River	4448	142	188	37
Perry	1253	38	21	8
Pike	3231	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4181	72	86	12
Prentiss	2768	59	99	15
Quitman	790	16	0	0
Rankin	13394	277	392	61
Scott	3121	73	115	18
Sharkey	498	17	43	8
Simpson	2906	86	157	20
Smith	1606	34	66	8
Stone	1797	33	85	14
Sunflower	3323	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1762	40	50	7
Tate	3270	84	80	19
Tippah	2856	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2230	67	102	27
Tunica	1038	25	18	2
Union	4055	75	131	23
Walthall	1314	44	69	13
Warren	4311	119	170	37
Washington	5297	133	191	39
Wayne	2616	41	69	11
Webster	1140	32	61	12
Wilkinson	657	29	25	5
Winston	2262	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1603	36	82	22
Yazoo	3062	69	140	18
Total	309,585	7,161	10,442	1,974