Mississippi’s new COVID-19 coronavirus case averages rose Wednesday after the state reported more than 300 new cases detected in the last 24 hours.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 334 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Wednesday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 311,493.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported five new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,193.

Through Wednesday morning, more than 943,000 people, or 29% of all Mississippians, have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 24% of Mississippi’s population are fully vaccinated, the state reported. That’s just more than 769,000 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 239 on Wednesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 242 with Wednesday’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	2505	82	83	16
Alcorn	3083	68	130	20
Amite	1226	41	55	9
Attala	2142	73	175	36
Benton	982	25	46	10
Bolivar	4790	131	234	32
Calhoun	1680	32	36	6
Carroll	1215	27	51	10
Chickasaw	2065	57	60	15
Choctaw	751	18	2	0
Claiborne	1020	30	45	9
Clarke	1784	79	123	31
Clay	1837	54	38	5
Coahoma	2927	79	129	12
Copiah	2954	65	83	11
Covington	2560	80	137	39
De Soto	21271	256	113	24
Forrest	7614	149	228	51
Franklin	831	23	40	4
George	2446	47	59	8
Greene	1300	33	52	6
Grenada	2586	85	155	32
Hancock	3756	86	69	14
Harrison	17710	306	485	68
Hinds	20171	413	804	131
Holmes	1882	72	104	20
Humphreys	949	32	34	9
Issaquena	168	6	0	0
Itawamba	2987	77	134	23
Jackson	13341	246	240	35
Jasper	2206	48	43	2
Jefferson	650	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1066	32	9	1
Jones	8348	163	220	42
Kemper	961	28	44	9
Lafayette	6134	118	187	55
Lamar	6183	85	54	13
Lauderdale	7268	240	443	100
Lawrence	1279	23	27	2
Leake	2636	73	88	15
Lee	9940	171	222	41
Leflore	3483	124	236	52
Lincoln	3923	110	197	40
Lowndes	6343	144	256	63
Madison	10016	215	368	69
Marion	2680	79	158	24
Marshall	4352	103	64	15
Monroe	4078	132	190	55
Montgomery	1261	42	54	9
Neshoba	4030	176	203	59
Newton	2476	61	87	15
Noxubee	1269	34	35	6
Oktibbeha	4592	98	222	36
Panola	4520	103	104	15
Pearl River	4479	143	188	37
Perry	1257	38	21	8
Pike	3268	105	135	35
Pontotoc	4186	72	86	12
Prentiss	2777	59	99	15
Quitman	794	16	0	0
Rankin	13494	278	392	61
Scott	3138	73	115	18
Sharkey	501	17	43	8
Simpson	2933	88	157	20
Smith	1617	34	66	8
Stone	1804	33	85	14
Sunflower	3344	90	122	20
Tallahatchie	1770	40	50	7
Tate	3304	84	80	19
Tippah	2867	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2242	67	102	27
Tunica	1044	25	18	2
Union	4076	76	131	23
Walthall	1329	44	69	13
Warren	4339	119	170	37
Washington	5307	133	191	39
Wayne	2620	41	69	11
Webster	1145	32	61	12
Wilkinson	664	30	25	5
Winston	2268	81	130	39
Yalobusha	1614	36	82	22
Yazoo	3085	69	140	18
Total	311,493	7,193	10,442	1,974