Mississippi’s average number of new coronavirus cases found in the last week continued to decline Tuesday, the state reported.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Tuesday that 820 new coronavirus cases were found in the last 24 hours.

The additional cases reported Tuesday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 496,132, 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 301 Mississippians has died from the virus.

MSDH reported 41 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 9,874.

Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs wrote on social media that cases were stabilizing but that too many were still dying from the virus.

“We have lost too many to COVID in MS,” he wrote. “We have the tools to prevent these deaths.”

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 Tuesday, 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 630 on Tuesday. The last time the weekly average was lower was July 19.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 710 with Tuesday’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	4563	119	88	18
Alcorn	5616	98	130	20
Amite	2031	53	57	9
Attala	3295	89	187	36
Benton	1471	38	47	10
Bolivar	6248	145	239	33
Calhoun	2767	45	44	7
Carroll	1664	38	52	11
Chickasaw	2952	67	61	15
Choctaw	1328	26	12	0
Claiborne	1303	37	46	9
Clarke	2889	94	133	32
Clay	3046	75	41	5
Coahoma	4105	104	138	13
Copiah	4411	91	104	14
Covington	4263	93	142	39
De Soto	31721	395	124	26
Forrest	13387	249	283	60
Franklin	1189	28	41	5
George	4889	79	69	9
Greene	2146	48	57	6
Grenada	3679	108	156	32
Hancock	7681	126	72	15
Harrison	33979	529	531	77
Hinds	31762	620	852	139
Holmes	2662	87	109	20
Humphreys	1287	38	35	9
Issaquena	193	7	0	0
Itawamba	4579	104	135	24
Jackson	24259	374	283	41
Jasper	3272	65	46	2
Jefferson	943	34	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1705	42	9	1
Jones	13743	240	236	43
Kemper	1408	41	50	10
Lafayette	8434	137	199	56
Lamar	10441	135	56	12
Lauderdale	11900	312	481	107
Lawrence	2106	38	27	2
Leake	4068	87	99	17
Lee	15374	233	225	43
Leflore	4618	142	240	55
Lincoln	5400	134	205	40
Lowndes	10836	184	280	64
Madison	14497	277	416	72
Marion	4200	106	162	24
Marshall	6352	131	69	17
Monroe	6690	173	191	55
Montgomery	1788	56	64	10
Neshoba	6590	204	227	60
Newton	3806	79	87	15
Noxubee	1848	40	41	6
Oktibbeha	7103	128	270	39
Panola	6440	130	103	15
Pearl River	9396	237	210	42
Perry	2040	54	24	9
Pike	5724	151	173	42
Pontotoc	6579	101	86	13
Prentiss	4634	81	101	15
Quitman	1057	27	0	0
Rankin	21814	387	492	68
Scott	4699	97	116	19
Sharkey	638	20	45	8
Simpson	4409	116	160	20
Smith	2617	49	72	8
Stone	3571	64	87	14
Sunflower	4214	104	124	20
Tallahatchie	2246	51	50	7
Tate	4527	108	80	19
Tippah	4640	81	120	14
Tishomingo	3543	91	103	28
Tunica	1582	39	19	3
Union	5931	93	132	23
Walthall	2156	63	69	14
Warren	6627	173	173	38
Washington	7346	156	203	41
Wayne	4380	72	80	13
Webster	2014	45	67	14
Wilkinson	1033	38	25	6
Winston	3119	91	131	39
Yalobusha	2313	47	82	22
Yazoo	4356	86	151	20
Total	496,132	9,874	11,267	2,085