Mississippi’s new COVID-19 coronavirus case averages dipped Tuesday after hitting a nearly month-long high on Monday.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 172 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Tuesday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 311,159.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 10 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,188.

Through Tuesday morning, more than 938,000 people, or 29% of all Mississippians, have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 23% of Mississippi’s population are fully vaccinated, the state reported. That’s just more than 759,000 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 225 on Tuesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 237 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 As of April 16	Total LTC Facility Deaths As of April 16
Adams	2473	82	83	16
Alcorn	3071	67	130	20
Amite	1222	41	55	9
Attala	2139	73	175	36
Benton	982	25	46	10
Bolivar	4789	131	234	32
Calhoun	1675	32	36	6
Carroll	1215	27	51	10
Chickasaw	2061	57	60	15
Choctaw	750	18	2	0
Claiborne	1017	30	45	9
Clarke	1784	79	123	31
Clay	1837	54	38	5
Coahoma	2925	79	129	12
Copiah	2954	65	83	11
Covington	2560	80	137	39
De Soto	21238	255	113	24
Forrest	7609	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2440	47	59	8
Greene	1300	33	52	6
Grenada	2586	85	155	32
Hancock	3756	85	69	14
Harrison	17682	306	485	68
Hinds	20157	413	804	131
Holmes	1882	72	104	20
Humphreys	949	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2984	77	134	23
Jackson	13329	245	240	35
Jasper	2206	48	43	2
Jefferson	649	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1064	32	9	1
Jones	8345	163	220	42
Kemper	959	28	44	9
Lafayette	6126	118	187	55
Lamar	6175	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7267	240	443	100
Lawrence	1279	23	27	2
Leake	2635	73	88	15
Lee	9936	171	222	41
Leflore	3483	124	236	52
Lincoln	3923	110	197	40
Lowndes	6334	144	256	63
Madison	10010	215	368	69
Marion	2678	79	158	24
Marshall	4350	103	64	15
Monroe	4076	132	190	55
Montgomery	1261	42	54	9
Neshoba	4024	176	203	59
Newton	2475	61	87	15
Noxubee	1268	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4590	98	222	36
Panola	4508	103	104	15
Pearl River	4474	143	188	37
Perry	1256	38	21	8
Pike	3260	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4185	72	86	12
Prentiss	2775	59	99	15
Quitman	794	16	0	0
Rankin	13476	278	392	61
Scott	3134	73	115	18
Sharkey	500	17	43	8
Simpson	2923	87	157	20
Smith	1615	34	66	8
Stone	1802	33	85	14
Sunflower	3342	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1767	40	50	7
Tate	3302	84	80	19
Tippah	2864	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2239	67	102	27
Tunica	1044	25	18	2
Union	4072	76	131	23
Walthall	1327	44	69	13
Warren	4332	119	170	37
Washington	5303	133	191	39
Wayne	2620	41	69	11
Webster	1145	32	61	12
Wilkinson	664	30	25	5
Winston	2262	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1612	36	82	22
Yazoo	3084	69	140	18
Total	311,159	7,188	10,442	1,974