Mississippi’s new coronavirus case averages fall again; Is delta wave over for Mississippi?
Published 10:04 am Thursday, September 30, 2021
Mississippi’s new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus fell again on Thursday as case numbers continue to drop.
Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Thursday that 1,101 new coronavirus 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 488,394, meaning that more than 16 percent of all Mississippians have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began.
Statistics indicate that approximately 1 in every 310 Mississippians has died from the virus.
MSDH reported 12 new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 9,600.
Mississippi health leaders have said that a combination of a low overall vaccination rate among Mississippians along with a rapidly spreading Delta variant is causing the recent surge in cases.
Through Wednesday, 44 percent of the total Mississippi population has been fully vaccinated. The number of fully vaccinated Mississippians has grown rapidly over the last several weeks but remains below the U.S. average of 56 percent.
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 1,000 on Thursday. It was the lowest number since July 25.
The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 1,236 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.
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 | 4458 | 117 | 88 | 18 |
Alcorn | 5493 | 91 | 130 | 20 |
Amite | 2003 | 52 | 57 | 9 |
Attala | 3270 | 88 | 187 | 36 |
Benton | 1445 | 37 | 47 | 10 |
Bolivar | 6156 | 145 | 239 | 33 |
Calhoun | 2708 | 42 | 44 | 7 |
Carroll | 1630 | 37 | 52 | 11 |
Chickasaw | 2896 | 66 | 61 | 15 |
Choctaw | 1295 | 26 | 12 | 0 |
Claiborne | 1277 | 35 | 46 | 9 |
Clarke | 2851 | 91 | 133 | 31 |
Clay | 2994 | 74 | 41 | 5 |
Coahoma | 4022 | 101 | 138 | 13 |
Copiah | 4360 | 89 | 103 | 14 |
Covington | 4204 | 93 | 142 | 39 |
De Soto | 31035 | 371 | 123 | 26 |
Forrest | 13249 | 241 | 283 | 60 |
Franklin | 1170 | 28 | 41 | 5 |
George | 4776 | 76 | 67 | 9 |
Greene | 2111 | 46 | 57 | 6 |
Grenada | 3588 | 107 | 156 | 32 |
Hancock | 7582 | 121 | 72 | 15 |
Harrison | 33492 | 505 | 531 | 76 |
Hinds | 31430 | 594 | 849 | 139 |
Holmes | 2634 | 87 | 109 | 20 |
Humphreys | 1275 | 38 | 35 | 9 |
Issaquena | 193 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Itawamba | 4496 | 101 | 135 | 24 |
Jackson | 23908 | 357 | 283 | 40 |
Jasper | 3194 | 62 | 46 | 2 |
Jefferson | 929 | 33 | 41 | 7 |
Jefferson Davis | 1691 | 42 | 9 | 1 |
Jones | 13530 | 230 | 235 | 43 |
Kemper | 1394 | 40 | 50 | 10 |
Lafayette | 8307 | 137 | 199 | 56 |
Lamar | 10311 | 133 | 56 | 12 |
Lauderdale | 11715 | 308 | 481 | 105 |
Lawrence | 2079 | 36 | 27 | 2 |
Leake | 4012 | 86 | 96 | 16 |
Lee | 15102 | 223 | 225 | 43 |
Leflore | 4541 | 140 | 240 | 55 |
Lincoln | 5337 | 133 | 204 | 40 |
Lowndes | 10611 | 179 | 278 | 64 |
Madison | 14345 | 274 | 416 | 72 |
Marion | 4131 | 104 | 162 | 24 |
Marshall | 6215 | 128 | 69 | 17 |
Monroe | 6583 | 169 | 191 | 55 |
Montgomery | 1735 | 54 | 64 | 10 |
Neshoba | 6515 | 201 | 225 | 59 |
Newton | 3745 | 77 | 87 | 15 |
Noxubee | 1807 | 40 | 38 | 6 |
Oktibbeha | 7025 | 124 | 270 | 37 |
Panola | 6357 | 127 | 103 | 15 |
Pearl River | 9200 | 229 | 210 | 42 |
Perry | 2023 | 54 | 24 | 9 |
Pike | 5660 | 141 | 173 | 40 |
Pontotoc | 6372 | 94 | 86 | 13 |
Prentiss | 4533 | 80 | 101 | 15 |
Quitman | 1048 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Rankin | 21610 | 380 | 485 | 68 |
Scott | 4644 | 96 | 116 | 19 |
Sharkey | 633 | 20 | 45 | 8 |
Simpson | 4358 | 114 | 160 | 20 |
Smith | 2562 | 49 | 72 | 8 |
Stone | 3545 | 60 | 87 | 14 |
Sunflower | 4171 | 104 | 124 | 20 |
Tallahatchie | 2220 | 50 | 50 | 7 |
Tate | 4447 | 104 | 80 | 19 |
Tippah | 4535 | 81 | 120 | 14 |
Tishomingo | 3440 | 89 | 103 | 28 |
Tunica | 1553 | 36 | 19 | 3 |
Union | 5811 | 92 | 132 | 23 |
Walthall | 2128 | 60 | 69 | 14 |
Warren | 6525 | 169 | 173 | 38 |
Washington | 7200 | 155 | 198 | 41 |
Wayne | 4360 | 70 | 80 | 13 |
Webster | 1986 | 43 | 67 | 14 |
Wilkinson | 1023 | 36 | 25 | 6 |
Winston | 3070 | 91 | 130 | 39 |
Yalobusha | 2264 | 47 | 82 | 22 |
Yazoo | 4261 | 86 | 150 | 20 |
Total | 488,394 | 9,600 | 11,234 | 2,074 |