New Mississippi coronavirus weekly case average plummets
Published 10:36 pm Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Mississippi’s weekly average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases plummeted to the lowest level in a month after the state released new data on Wednesday.
Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Wednesday that 154 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 317,065.
The Mississippi State Health Department reported four new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 7,302.
Through Wednesday morning, more than 1 million people, or 32% of all Mississippians, have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.
And approximately 28% 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 to 168 on Wednesday. The last time the average was that low was on April 25.
The 14-day, daily average of new cases dipped to 209 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 | 2992 | 82 |
Alcorn | 3159 | 71 |
Amite | 1247 | 42 |
Attala | 2146 | 73 |
Benton | 1018 | 25 |
Bolivar | 4811 | 133 |
Calhoun | 1728 | 32 |
Carroll | 1223 | 30 |
Chickasaw | 2094 | 59 |
Choctaw | 781 | 18 |
Claiborne | 1027 | 30 |
Clarke | 1787 | 80 |
Clay | 1860 | 54 |
Coahoma | 2975 | 81 |
Copiah | 2987 | 65 |
Covington | 2637 | 81 |
De Soto | 22058 | 261 |
Forrest | 7754 | 153 |
Franklin | 844 | 23 |
George | 2504 | 48 |
Greene | 1310 | 33 |
Grenada | 2630 | 87 |
Hancock | 3829 | 87 |
Harrison | 18114 | 313 |
Hinds | 20462 | 416 |
Holmes | 1896 | 74 |
Humphreys | 971 | 33 |
Issaquena | 169 | 6 |
Itawamba | 3033 | 77 |
Jackson | 13517 | 248 |
Jasper | 2214 | 48 |
Jefferson | 661 | 28 |
Jefferson Davis | 1073 | 33 |
Jones | 8414 | 164 |
Kemper | 961 | 28 |
Lafayette | 6252 | 119 |
Lamar | 6279 | 88 |
Lauderdale | 7221 | 240 |
Lawrence | 1306 | 24 |
Leake | 2698 | 74 |
Lee | 10011 | 175 |
Leflore | 3501 | 125 |
Lincoln | 3991 | 111 |
Lowndes | 6437 | 148 |
Madison | 10173 | 223 |
Marion | 2705 | 80 |
Marshall | 4554 | 105 |
Monroe | 4139 | 135 |
Montgomery | 1280 | 43 |
Neshoba | 4049 | 178 |
Newton | 2476 | 62 |
Noxubee | 1274 | 34 |
Oktibbeha | 4645 | 98 |
Panola | 4627 | 109 |
Pearl River | 4547 | 146 |
Perry | 1265 | 38 |
Pike | 3350 | 106 |
Pontotoc | 4226 | 73 |
Prentiss | 2816 | 60 |
Quitman | 816 | 16 |
Rankin | 13768 | 279 |
Scott | 3177 | 74 |
Sharkey | 504 | 17 |
Simpson | 2964 | 89 |
Smith | 1633 | 34 |
Stone | 1845 | 33 |
Sunflower | 3377 | 91 |
Tallahatchie | 1794 | 41 |
Tate | 3395 | 85 |
Tippah | 2900 | 68 |
Tishomingo | 2295 | 67 |
Tunica | 1069 | 26 |
Union | 4132 | 76 |
Walthall | 1346 | 45 |
Warren | 4417 | 122 |
Washington | 5383 | 135 |
Wayne | 2638 | 42 |
Webster | 1148 | 32 |
Wilkinson | 684 | 31 |
Winston | 2287 | 81 |
Yalobusha | 1661 | 38 |
Yazoo | 3124 | 70 |
Total | 317,065 | 7,302 |