Mississippi’s average number of daily new COVID-19 coronavirus cases rose slightly Thursday after weeks of decline.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Thursday that 1,112 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 493,670, 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 304 Mississippians has died from the virus.

MSDH reported 10 new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 9,778.

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 rose slightly to 754 on Thursday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 877 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	4524	119	88	18
Alcorn	5580	96	130	20
Amite	2019	52	57	9
Attala	3284	89	187	36
Benton	1462	38	47	10
Bolivar	6220	145	239	33
Calhoun	2745	45	44	7
Carroll	1649	38	52	11
Chickasaw	2935	67	61	15
Choctaw	1321	26	12	0
Claiborne	1289	35	46	9
Clarke	2871	92	133	32
Clay	3029	75	41	5
Coahoma	4076	104	138	13
Copiah	4390	89	103	14
Covington	4248	93	142	39
De Soto	31512	386	123	26
Forrest	13343	245	283	60
Franklin	1183	28	41	5
George	4852	79	68	9
Greene	2129	47	57	6
Grenada	3666	108	156	32
Hancock	7658	125	72	15
Harrison	33790	521	531	77
Hinds	31599	610	850	139
Holmes	2655	87	109	20
Humphreys	1284	38	35	9
Issaquena	193	7	0	0
Itawamba	4548	104	135	24
Jackson	24156	365	283	41
Jasper	3246	63	46	2
Jefferson	939	34	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1696	42	9	1
Jones	13696	236	236	43
Kemper	1403	41	50	10
Lafayette	8373	137	199	56
Lamar	10398	134	56	12
Lauderdale	11817	309	481	105
Lawrence	2093	38	27	2
Leake	4057	87	99	17
Lee	15288	226	225	43
Leflore	4591	141	240	55
Lincoln	5378	134	205	40
Lowndes	10763	182	279	64
Madison	14451	277	416	72
Marion	4179	106	162	24
Marshall	6302	130	69	17
Monroe	6656	173	191	55
Montgomery	1768	56	64	10
Neshoba	6567	203	226	59
Newton	3788	78	87	15
Noxubee	1842	40	39	6
Oktibbeha	7078	126	271	39
Panola	6422	128	103	15
Pearl River	9357	236	210	42
Perry	2033	54	24	9
Pike	5695	150	173	42
Pontotoc	6536	97	86	13
Prentiss	4604	81	101	15
Quitman	1054	27	0	0
Rankin	21756	384	489	68
Scott	4685	96	116	19
Sharkey	635	20	45	8
Simpson	4390	116	160	20
Smith	2608	49	72	8
Stone	3560	64	87	14
Sunflower	4206	104	124	20
Tallahatchie	2239	51	50	7
Tate	4506	107	80	19
Tippah	4620	81	120	14
Tishomingo	3513	89	103	28
Tunica	1568	36	19	3
Union	5892	93	132	23
Walthall	2143	63	69	14
Warren	6610	173	173	38
Washington	7322	155	203	41
Wayne	4375	72	80	13
Webster	2006	45	67	14
Wilkinson	1026	37	25	6
Winston	3103	91	130	39
Yalobusha	2298	47	82	22
Yazoo	4329	86	150	20
Total	493,670	9,778	11,254	2,082