Mississippi’s COVID-19 coronavirus spread continues to decline, state health officials reported Wednesday.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Wednesday that 834 new coronavirus 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 492,558, 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 305 Mississippians has died from the virus.

MSDH reported 19 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 9,768.

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, 45 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 752 on Wednesday. It was the lowest number since July 21.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 945 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.

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	4506	119	88	18
Alcorn	5558	96	130	20
Amite	2015	52	57	9
Attala	3277	89	187	36
Benton	1460	38	47	10
Bolivar	6211	145	239	33
Calhoun	2735	45	44	7
Carroll	1647	38	52	11
Chickasaw	2924	67	61	15
Choctaw	1310	26	12	0
Claiborne	1285	35	46	9
Clarke	2869	92	133	32
Clay	3023	74	41	5
Coahoma	4070	103	138	13
Copiah	4381	89	103	14
Covington	4236	93	142	39
De Soto	31429	386	123	26
Forrest	13316	245	283	60
Franklin	1180	28	41	5
George	4846	79	68	9
Greene	2122	47	57	6
Grenada	3639	108	156	32
Hancock	7646	125	72	15
Harrison	33728	518	531	77
Hinds	31547	609	850	139
Holmes	2649	87	109	20
Humphreys	1283	38	35	9
Issaquena	193	7	0	0
Itawamba	4539	104	135	24
Jackson	24123	365	283	41
Jasper	3219	63	46	2
Jefferson	933	34	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1696	42	9	1
Jones	13650	236	236	43
Kemper	1403	41	50	10
Lafayette	8362	137	199	56
Lamar	10386	134	56	12
Lauderdale	11800	308	481	105
Lawrence	2088	38	27	2
Leake	4050	87	99	17
Lee	15267	225	225	43
Leflore	4585	141	240	55
Lincoln	5370	134	205	40
Lowndes	10744	182	279	64
Madison	14419	277	416	72
Marion	4174	106	162	24
Marshall	6271	130	69	17
Monroe	6645	173	191	55
Montgomery	1761	56	64	10
Neshoba	6560	203	226	59
Newton	3768	78	87	15
Noxubee	1830	40	39	6
Oktibbeha	7071	126	270	39
Panola	6420	128	103	15
Pearl River	9336	235	210	42
Perry	2033	54	24	9
Pike	5686	150	173	42
Pontotoc	6520	97	86	13
Prentiss	4599	81	101	15
Quitman	1053	27	0	0
Rankin	21695	384	489	68
Scott	4669	96	116	19
Sharkey	635	20	45	8
Simpson	4385	116	160	20
Smith	2594	49	72	8
Stone	3553	64	87	14
Sunflower	4203	104	124	20
Tallahatchie	2233	51	50	7
Tate	4488	107	80	19
Tippah	4591	81	120	14
Tishomingo	3492	89	103	28
Tunica	1560	36	19	3
Union	5884	93	132	23
Walthall	2140	62	69	14
Warren	6576	173	173	38
Washington	7311	155	201	41
Wayne	4370	72	80	13
Webster	2004	45	67	14
Wilkinson	1026	37	25	6
Winston	3101	91	130	39
Yalobusha	2291	47	82	22
Yazoo	4311	86	150	20
Total	492,558	9,768	11,251	2,082