New cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus remained relatively stable Thursday as Mississippi health officials released the latest data.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Thursday that 343 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 504,009, meaning that nearly 17 percent of all Mississippians have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began.

Statistics indicate that approximately 1 in every 296 Mississippians has died from the virus.

MSDH reported five new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 10,064.

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 Thursday, 46 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 57 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 472 on Thursday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 474 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	4622	120	88	18
Alcorn	5701	102	130	20
Amite	2064	56	57	9
Attala	3352	90	189	36
Benton	1500	39	47	10
Bolivar	6339	150	239	33
Calhoun	2806	47	44	7
Carroll	1697	40	52	11
Chickasaw	3031	67	61	15
Choctaw	1347	27	12	0
Claiborne	1331	38	46	9
Clarke	2971	94	133	32
Clay	3093	77	41	5
Coahoma	4186	108	138	14
Copiah	4500	92	104	14
Covington	4303	94	142	39
De Soto	32375	412	124	26
Forrest	13521	253	283	60
Franklin	1211	28	44	5
George	5043	79	73	9
Greene	2211	49	57	6
Grenada	3732	108	156	32
Hancock	7755	130	72	15
Harrison	34445	541	533	77
Hinds	32114	632	853	139
Holmes	2688	88	109	20
Humphreys	1299	38	35	9
Issaquena	193	7	0	0
Itawamba	4654	105	135	24
Jackson	24569	386	283	41
Jasper	3367	65	46	2
Jefferson	958	34	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1725	43	9	1
Jones	13911	243	237	43
Kemper	1422	41	50	10
Lafayette	8592	140	199	56
Lamar	10536	138	56	12
Lauderdale	12040	318	481	107
Lawrence	2137	40	27	2
Leake	4100	88	99	17
Lee	15689	235	225	43
Leflore	4678	144	240	55
Lincoln	5474	135	205	40
Lowndes	11099	192	279	66
Madison	14677	281	416	72
Marion	4238	108	162	24
Marshall	6503	136	69	17
Monroe	6807	178	191	55
Montgomery	1801	57	64	10
Neshoba	6658	206	228	60
Newton	3833	79	87	15
Noxubee	1871	40	41	6
Oktibbeha	7158	133	270	40
Panola	6579	131	103	15
Pearl River	9582	238	210	42
Perry	2070	56	24	9
Pike	5862	154	174	43
Pontotoc	6769	104	86	13
Prentiss	4746	82	101	15
Quitman	1069	28	0	0
Rankin	22117	392	492	69
Scott	4742	98	117	19
Sharkey	642	20	45	8
Simpson	4466	116	163	20
Smith	2675	51	71	8
Stone	3609	64	88	14
Sunflower	4248	105	124	20
Tallahatchie	2293	52	50	7
Tate	4639	111	80	19
Tippah	4729	81	120	14
Tishomingo	3627	92	103	28
Tunica	1606	39	19	3
Union	6092	94	132	23
Walthall	2196	64	69	14
Warren	6757	176	174	38
Washington	7469	162	202	41
Wayne	4409	72	80	13
Webster	2035	46	67	14
Wilkinson	1051	39	25	6
Winston	3158	91	131	39
Yalobusha	2379	47	82	22
Yazoo	4466	88	152	20
Total	504,009	10,064	11,286	2,091