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