Mississippi’s new COVID-19 coronavirus case averages dropped Thursday after a spike in cases the day prior.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 161 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Thursday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 311,654.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported two new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 7,195.

Through Thursday morning, more than 946,000 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 779,000 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 217 on Thursday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 224 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 case updates have been delayed pending data review.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths
Adams	2536	82
Alcorn	3090	68
Amite	1226	41
Attala	2142	73
Benton	984	25
Bolivar	4791	131
Calhoun	1685	32
Carroll	1215	27
Chickasaw	2065	57
Choctaw	751	18
Claiborne	1021	30
Clarke	1781	79
Clay	1838	54
Coahoma	2929	79
Copiah	2954	65
Covington	2560	80
De Soto	21289	256
Forrest	7617	149
Franklin	831	23
George	2451	47
Greene	1300	33
Grenada	2588	85
Hancock	3757	86
Harrison	17719	306
Hinds	20194	413
Holmes	1882	72
Humphreys	951	32
Issaquena	168	6
Itawamba	2989	77
Jackson	13348	246
Jasper	2205	48
Jefferson	651	28
Jefferson Davis	1067	32
Jones	8350	163
Kemper	957	28
Lafayette	6138	118
Lamar	6186	85
Lauderdale	7230	240
Lawrence	1281	23
Leake	2637	73
Lee	9943	171
Leflore	3483	125
Lincoln	3924	110
Lowndes	6345	144
Madison	10024	215
Marion	2681	80
Marshall	4356	103
Monroe	4081	132
Montgomery	1262	42
Neshoba	4028	176
Newton	2472	61
Noxubee	1269	34
Oktibbeha	4592	98
Panola	4527	103
Pearl River	4478	143
Perry	1257	38
Pike	3275	105
Pontotoc	4187	72
Prentiss	2778	59
Quitman	795	16
Rankin	13507	278
Scott	3138	73
Sharkey	501	17
Simpson	2934	88
Smith	1617	34
Stone	1807	33
Sunflower	3345	90
Tallahatchie	1770	40
Tate	3308	84
Tippah	2868	68
Tishomingo	2243	67
Tunica	1044	25
Union	4077	76
Walthall	1332	44
Warren	4341	119
Washington	5309	133
Wayne	2621	41
Webster	1145	32
Wilkinson	664	30
Winston	2268	81
Yalobusha	1616	36
Yazoo	3088	69
Total	311,654	7,195