The weekly average number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases dropped Wednesday to a more than one-year low.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said Wednesday that 218 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 312,712.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported two new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,223.

Through Wednesday morning, more than 900,000 people, or 30% of all Mississippians, have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 25% of Mississippi’s population are fully vaccinated, the state reported.

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 dipped to 190 on Wednesday. The last time the 7-day average of new cases was at that level April 18, 2020.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped slightly to 215 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.

Long-term care case updates have been delayed pending data review.

The numbers in this table are provisional. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information.

Note: 114 cases previously reported were determined not to be caused by COVID-19, and have been removed from state and county totals.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths
Adams	2618	82
Alcorn	3112	68
Amite	1228	42
Attala	2141	73
Benton	990	25
Bolivar	4796	132
Calhoun	1697	32
Carroll	1217	28
Chickasaw	2069	57
Choctaw	760	18
Claiborne	1022	30
Clarke	1778	79
Clay	1846	54
Coahoma	2939	79
Copiah	2960	65
Covington	2562	81
De Soto	21445	257
Forrest	7638	152
Franklin	834	23
George	2467	48
Greene	1303	33
Grenada	2600	85
Hancock	3768	86
Harrison	17785	308
Hinds	20264	414
Holmes	1886	72
Humphreys	961	33
Issaquena	168	6
Itawamba	2992	77
Jackson	13401	246
Jasper	2207	48
Jefferson	654	28
Jefferson Davis	1069	32
Jones	8361	163
Kemper	953	28
Lafayette	6164	118
Lamar	6206	86
Lauderdale	7191	240
Lawrence	1283	23
Leake	2655	73
Lee	9959	173
Leflore	3487	125
Lincoln	3944	110
Lowndes	6361	144
Madison	10055	217
Marion	2687	80
Marshall	4393	103
Monroe	4089	133
Montgomery	1267	42
Neshoba	4022	176
Newton	2461	61
Noxubee	1267	34
Oktibbeha	4606	98
Panola	4550	105
Pearl River	4493	145
Perry	1258	38
Pike	3290	105
Pontotoc	4193	72
Prentiss	2789	60
Quitman	799	16
Rankin	13548	278
Scott	3149	73
Sharkey	502	17
Simpson	2938	88
Smith	1621	34
Stone	1818	33
Sunflower	3355	90
Tallahatchie	1778	40
Tate	3320	84
Tippah	2874	68
Tishomingo	2254	67
Tunica	1046	26
Union	4088	76
Walthall	1338	45
Warren	4371	121
Washington	5318	133
Wayne	2622	41
Webster	1145	32
Wilkinson	668	30
Winston	2268	81
Yalobusha	1629	36
Yazoo	3102	69
Total	312,712	7,223