Mississippi’s new COVID-19 coronavirus case averages rose Friday, the state reported.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said 246 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Friday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 311,900.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported four new deaths on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 7,199.

Through Friday morning, nearly 950,000 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 788,000 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 222 on Friday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 226 with Friday’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	2567	82
Alcorn	3097	68
Amite	1227	41
Attala	2142	73
Benton	984	25
Bolivar	4793	131
Calhoun	1685	32
Carroll	1215	27
Chickasaw	2065	57
Choctaw	752	18
Claiborne	1021	30
Clarke	1782	79
Clay	1843	54
Coahoma	2931	79
Copiah	2957	65
Covington	2560	80
De Soto	21321	256
Forrest	7620	149
Franklin	831	23
George	2452	47
Greene	1300	33
Grenada	2590	85
Hancock	3759	86
Harrison	17735	306
Hinds	20214	414
Holmes	1882	72
Humphreys	953	32
Issaquena	168	6
Itawamba	2990	77
Jackson	13363	246
Jasper	2206	48
Jefferson	651	28
Jefferson Davis	1067	32
Jones	8354	163
Kemper	958	28
Lafayette	6142	118
Lamar	6191	85
Lauderdale	7218	240
Lawrence	1281	23
Leake	2640	73
Lee	9944	171
Leflore	3484	125
Lincoln	3928	110
Lowndes	6348	144
Madison	10035	215
Marion	2684	80
Marshall	4368	103
Monroe	4084	133
Montgomery	1262	42
Neshoba	4021	176
Newton	2470	61
Noxubee	1268	34
Oktibbeha	4593	98
Panola	4530	103
Pearl River	4482	144
Perry	1259	38
Pike	3280	105
Pontotoc	4188	72
Prentiss	2780	59
Quitman	795	16
Rankin	13520	278
Scott	3139	73
Sharkey	501	17
Simpson	2935	88
Smith	1619	34
Stone	1808	33
Sunflower	3346	90
Tallahatchie	1771	40
Tate	3309	84
Tippah	2868	68
Tishomingo	2244	67
Tunica	1044	25
Union	4079	76
Walthall	1335	45
Warren	4348	119
Washington	5313	133
Wayne	2622	41
Webster	1145	32
Wilkinson	665	30
Winston	2267	81
Yalobusha	1617	36
Yazoo	3095	69
Total	311,900	7,199