Mississippi’s weekly new COVID-19 coronavirus case rose again Wednesday with the latest data released by the state.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Wednesday that 257 new cases were found 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 315,891.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported one new death on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,269.

Through Wednesday morning, more than 938,000 people, or 31% of all Mississippians, have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 27% 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 rose to 249 on Wednesday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 227 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	2950	82
Alcorn	3147	71
Amite	1237	42
Attala	2146	73
Benton	1012	25
Bolivar	4808	132
Calhoun	1715	32
Carroll	1219	29
Chickasaw	2087	57
Choctaw	769	18
Claiborne	1025	30
Clarke	1781	80
Clay	1856	54
Coahoma	2966	79
Copiah	2980	65
Covington	2611	81
De Soto	21941	260
Forrest	7721	152
Franklin	843	23
George	2496	48
Greene	1307	33
Grenada	2621	87
Hancock	3812	87
Harrison	18017	310
Hinds	20403	416
Holmes	1891	74
Humphreys	970	33
Issaquena	169	6
Itawamba	3017	77
Jackson	13476	246
Jasper	2211	48
Jefferson	657	28
Jefferson Davis	1073	33
Jones	8394	164
Kemper	958	28
Lafayette	6213	119
Lamar	6259	86
Lauderdale	7205	240
Lawrence	1304	24
Leake	2691	73
Lee	9992	175
Leflore	3500	125
Lincoln	3983	111
Lowndes	6416	148
Madison	10141	218
Marion	2698	80
Marshall	4538	103
Monroe	4124	133
Montgomery	1273	42
Neshoba	4039	178
Newton	2471	63
Noxubee	1268	34
Oktibbeha	4636	98
Panola	4610	108
Pearl River	4536	146
Perry	1263	38
Pike	3334	105
Pontotoc	4216	73
Prentiss	2804	60
Quitman	813	16
Rankin	13680	278
Scott	3168	73
Sharkey	502	17
Simpson	2956	89
Smith	1631	34
Stone	1831	33
Sunflower	3370	91
Tallahatchie	1789	41
Tate	3380	84
Tippah	2892	68
Tishomingo	2281	67
Tunica	1062	26
Union	4116	76
Walthall	1343	45
Warren	4403	121
Washington	5363	134
Wayne	2631	41
Webster	1146	32
Wilkinson	679	31
Winston	2279	81
Yalobusha	1657	38
Yazoo	3119	70
Total	315,891	7,269