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