The weekly average of new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus dipped slightly Thursday with the latest numbers reported from the state.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 319 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. Thursday’s additional cases bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 310,137.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 10 new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 7,173. Through Thursday morning, 142 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in April. That figure represents the lowest reported deaths per day in more than a year.

Through Thursday morning, more than 925,000 people, or 29% 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 726,000 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 dropped to 231 on Thursday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 235 with Thursday’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	2473	82	83	16
Alcorn	3031	67	130	20
Amite	1216	41	55	9
Attala	2138	73	175	36
Benton	977	25	46	10
Bolivar	4787	130	234	32
Calhoun	1671	32	36	6
Carroll	1212	27	51	10
Chickasaw	2060	57	60	15
Choctaw	747	17	2	0
Claiborne	1016	30	45	9
Clarke	1782	78	123	31
Clay	1835	54	38	5
Coahoma	2916	79	129	12
Copiah	2949	65	83	11
Covington	2555	80	137	39
De Soto	21120	253	113	24
Forrest	7585	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2414	47	59	8
Greene	1296	33	52	6
Grenada	2580	85	155	32
Hancock	3747	85	69	14
Harrison	17626	306	485	68
Hinds	20065	413	804	131
Holmes	1875	72	104	20
Humphreys	947	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2982	77	134	23
Jackson	13246	244	240	35
Jasper	2204	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1063	32	9	1
Jones	8327	161	220	42
Kemper	958	28	44	9
Lafayette	6104	118	187	55
Lamar	6164	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7256	238	443	100
Lawrence	1272	23	27	2
Leake	2630	73	88	15
Lee	9915	171	222	41
Leflore	3481	124	236	52
Lincoln	3904	109	197	40
Lowndes	6316	144	256	63
Madison	9988	214	368	69
Marion	2672	79	158	24
Marshall	4316	103	64	15
Monroe	4067	132	190	55
Montgomery	1260	42	54	9
Neshoba	4018	176	203	59
Newton	2470	61	87	15
Noxubee	1266	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4586	98	222	36
Panola	4473	103	104	15
Pearl River	4451	142	188	37
Perry	1256	38	21	8
Pike	3242	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4181	72	86	12
Prentiss	2772	59	99	15
Quitman	793	16	0	0
Rankin	13442	277	392	61
Scott	3124	73	115	18
Sharkey	498	17	43	8
Simpson	2909	87	157	20
Smith	1610	34	66	8
Stone	1797	33	85	14
Sunflower	3330	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1764	40	50	7
Tate	3286	84	80	19
Tippah	2858	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2235	67	102	27
Tunica	1039	25	18	2
Union	4058	76	131	23
Walthall	1321	44	69	13
Warren	4314	119	170	37
Washington	5297	133	191	39
Wayne	2618	41	69	11
Webster	1142	32	61	12
Wilkinson	659	29	25	5
Winston	2262	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1606	36	82	22
Yazoo	3067	69	140	18
Total	310,137	7,173	10,442	1,974