Mississippi’s weekly average of new COVID-19 coronavirus rose sharply again Thursday with the latest data released by the state.

Mississippi’s 7-day average of daily new cases rose to 242 cases Thursday, a 26-percent increase from last week.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Thursday that 427 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 323,641.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported one new death on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 7,437.

Through Tuesday morning, approximately 34% of all Mississippians have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines available.

And approximately 31% 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 242 on Thursday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases increased to 218 with Thursday’s update, a 78-percent increase over the same statistic two weeks ago.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Totals of all reported COVID-19 cases, including those in long-term care (LTC) facilities.

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	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	3145	86	83	16
Alcorn	3368	74	130	20
Amite	1281	43	57	9
Attala	2160	73	175	36
Benton	1027	25	46	10
Bolivar	4857	134	236	33
Calhoun	1751	32	36	6
Carroll	1229	30	51	10
Chickasaw	2125	59	60	15
Choctaw	802	18	2	0
Claiborne	1034	31	45	9
Clarke	1793	80	123	31
Clay	1895	54	38	5
Coahoma	3034	84	129	12
Copiah	3038	66	85	11
Covington	2708	83	139	39
De Soto	22474	274	113	24
Forrest	7944	156	244	53
Franklin	852	23	40	4
George	2541	51	59	8
Greene	1323	34	53	6
Grenada	2641	88	154	32
Hancock	3922	88	69	14
Harrison	18749	317	490	70
Hinds	21273	427	808	132
Holmes	1916	74	104	20
Humphreys	975	33	34	9
Issaquena	169	6	0	0
Itawamba	3060	80	135	24
Jackson	13896	251	241	35
Jasper	2231	48	43	2
Jefferson	665	28	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1097	34	9	1
Jones	8506	169	220	42
Kemper	974	29	44	9
Lafayette	6345	124	187	55
Lamar	6438	88	53	12
Lauderdale	7286	243	443	101
Lawrence	1328	25	27	2
Leake	2739	74	92	16
Lee	10178	176	222	42
Leflore	3525	125	236	52
Lincoln	4035	113	197	40
Lowndes	6583	150	258	63
Madison	10382	227	391	70
Marion	2733	80	158	24
Marshall	4603	105	65	15
Monroe	4194	136	190	55
Montgomery	1295	44	54	9
Neshoba	4108	180	207	59
Newton	2512	64	87	15
Noxubee	1289	35	35	6
Oktibbeha	4691	98	222	36
Panola	4682	112	104	15
Pearl River	4678	148	194	39
Perry	1287	38	21	8
Pike	3399	111	134	36
Pontotoc	4319	73	86	13
Prentiss	2890	61	99	15
Quitman	830	19	0	0
Rankin	14193	284	406	61
Scott	3229	74	115	18
Sharkey	511	18	44	8
Simpson	3045	89	158	20
Smith	1689	34	68	8
Stone	1951	35	85	14
Sunflower	3402	93	123	20
Tallahatchie	1805	42	50	7
Tate	3440	88	80	19
Tippah	2940	68	119	13
Tishomingo	2336	69	102	27
Tunica	1089	27	18	2
Union	4193	79	131	23
Walthall	1366	47	69	13
Warren	4478	121	169	37
Washington	5460	139	190	39
Wayne	2660	42	69	11
Webster	1155	32	61	12
Wilkinson	702	32	25	5
Winston	2317	82	130	39
Yalobusha	1683	40	82	22
Yazoo	3193	71	141	18
Total	323,641	7,437	10,533	1,988