Mississippi reported a higher-than-average number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases Thursday as the state also reported vaccinating more than 1 million residents.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Thursday that 276 new cases were found in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Thursday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 316,167.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported nine new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 7,278.

Through Thursday morning, more than 1 million 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 dipped to 237 on Thursday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 232 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.

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	2951	82
Alcorn	3149	71
Amite	1241	42
Attala	2146	73
Benton	1014	25
Bolivar	4809	132
Calhoun	1716	32
Carroll	1219	29
Chickasaw	2089	59
Choctaw	772	18
Claiborne	1025	30
Clarke	1786	80
Clay	1859	54
Coahoma	2969	79
Copiah	2983	65
Covington	2615	81
De Soto	21960	260
Forrest	7727	152
Franklin	843	23
George	2497	48
Greene	1307	33
Grenada	2621	87
Hancock	3816	87
Harrison	18030	311
Hinds	20419	416
Holmes	1892	74
Humphreys	970	33
Issaquena	169	6
Itawamba	3024	77
Jackson	13490	248
Jasper	2212	48
Jefferson	657	28
Jefferson Davis	1073	33
Jones	8396	163
Kemper	959	28
Lafayette	6228	119
Lamar	6264	86
Lauderdale	7213	240
Lawrence	1304	24
Leake	2696	74
Lee	9994	175
Leflore	3501	125
Lincoln	3984	111
Lowndes	6422	148
Madison	10148	218
Marion	2701	80
Marshall	4540	104
Monroe	4127	134
Montgomery	1275	42
Neshoba	4047	178
Newton	2472	62
Noxubee	1269	34
Oktibbeha	4638	98
Panola	4616	108
Pearl River	4538	146
Perry	1263	38
Pike	3337	106
Pontotoc	4221	73
Prentiss	2807	60
Quitman	814	16
Rankin	13694	278
Scott	3172	74
Sharkey	503	17
Simpson	2958	89
Smith	1631	34
Stone	1834	33
Sunflower	3373	91
Tallahatchie	1791	41
Tate	3385	84
Tippah	2896	68
Tishomingo	2282	67
Tunica	1064	26
Union	4120	76
Walthall	1344	45
Warren	4408	121
Washington	5368	134
Wayne	2635	42
Webster	1146	32
Wilkinson	680	31
Winston	2282	81
Yalobusha	1658	38
Yazoo	3119	70
Total	316,167	7,278