New COVID-19 coronavirus case averages in Mississippi dropped slightly Wednesday with the latest data released from the state.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials said Wednesday that 205 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Wednesday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 314,147.

Of the 205 new cases reported, 59 cases (or 28% of the state total) were reported in Adams County in Southwest Mississippi.

Adams County is home to the Adams County Correctional Facility, a private prison that has a contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to house immigrant detainees.

ICE’s website indicated the facility had 375 active coronavirus cases Tuesday. State health officials had previously said the recent spike in Adams County COVID-19 cases were caused by an outbreak at the facility.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported four new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,244.

Through Wednesday morning, more than 920,000 people, or 30% of all Mississippians, have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 26% 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 dropped slightly to 205 on Wednesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 198 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 and death totals by county are undergoing data review and are not currently available.

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

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths
Adams	2846	82
Alcorn	3128	68
Amite	1230	42
Attala	2142	73
Benton	995	25
Bolivar	4800	132
Calhoun	1706	32
Carroll	1218	28
Chickasaw	2077	57
Choctaw	763	18
Claiborne	1024	30
Clarke	1779	80
Clay	1852	54
Coahoma	2952	79
Copiah	2968	65
Covington	2593	81
De Soto	21587	258
Forrest	7677	152
Franklin	836	23
George	2480	48
Greene	1305	33
Grenada	2614	87
Hancock	3792	86
Harrison	17899	309
Hinds	20339	415
Holmes	1888	73
Humphreys	966	33
Issaquena	168	6
Itawamba	3001	77
Jackson	13443	246
Jasper	2210	48
Jefferson	656	28
Jefferson Davis	1070	33
Jones	8373	163
Kemper	957	28
Lafayette	6187	118
Lamar	6229	86
Lauderdale	7187	241
Lawrence	1285	24
Leake	2678	73
Lee	9971	174
Leflore	3495	125
Lincoln	3962	110
Lowndes	6391	146
Madison	10092	217
Marion	2690	80
Marshall	4436	103
Monroe	4109	133
Montgomery	1268	42
Neshoba	4031	176
Newton	2464	61
Noxubee	1267	34
Oktibbeha	4625	98
Panola	4581	107
Pearl River	4511	146
Perry	1263	38
Pike	3321	105
Pontotoc	4201	72
Prentiss	2797	60
Quitman	807	16
Rankin	13599	278
Scott	3157	73
Sharkey	502	17
Simpson	2949	88
Smith	1623	34
Stone	1826	33
Sunflower	3359	90
Tallahatchie	1786	41
Tate	3333	84
Tippah	2881	68
Tishomingo	2267	67
Tunica	1053	26
Union	4103	76
Walthall	1339	45
Warren	4387	121
Washington	5332	134
Wayne	2626	41
Webster	1145	32
Wilkinson	672	31
Winston	2270	81
Yalobusha	1642	38
Yazoo	3114	69
Total	314,147	7,244