For the fourth-straight day, Mississippi’s weekly average of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases rose sharply again Friday reaching a three-month high mark.

Mississippi’s 7-day average of daily new cases rose to 267 cases Friday, a 39-percent increase from last week.

Mississippi State Department of Health officials reported Friday that 416 new cases were found in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Friday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 324,057.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported two new deaths on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 7,439.

Through Thursday 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.

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The 7-day, daily average of new cases rose to 267 on Friday, an increase of 39 percent over the prior week.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases increased to 230 with Friday’s update, an 87-percent increase over the same statistic two weeks ago.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County