The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases continued to fall slowly Monday as the state reported the latest statistics.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Monday that 493 new coronavirus cases were found over the weekend.

The additional cases reported Monday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 504,811, meaning that 17 percent of all Mississippians have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began.

Statistics indicate that approximately 1 in every 295 Mississippians has died from the virus.

MSDH reported 23 new deaths on Monday, bringing the total death toll to 10,098.

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 Monday, 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 451 on Monday.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 447 with Monday’s update.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

Toals 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	4630	122	88	18
Alcorn	5712	102	130	20
Amite	2066	56	57	9
Attala	3353	90	189	36
Benton	1503	39	47	10
Bolivar	6348	151	239	33
Calhoun	2811	48	44	7
Carroll	1702	40	52	11
Chickasaw	3036	67	61	15
Choctaw	1347	27	12	0
Claiborne	1334	38	46	9
Clarke	2977	95	133	32
Clay	3097	77	41	5
Coahoma	4189	109	138	14
Copiah	4502	92	104	14
Covington	4305	94	142	39
De Soto	32432	412	124	26
Forrest	13536	253	283	60
Franklin	1214	28	44	5
George	5050	79	73	9
Greene	2212	49	57	6
Grenada	3735	108	156	32
Hancock	7770	130	72	15
Harrison	34465	543	534	77
Hinds	32155	633	853	139
Holmes	2691	88	109	20
Humphreys	1300	39	35	9
Issaquena	193	7	0	0
Itawamba	4666	105	135	24
Jackson	24602	386	283	41
Jasper	3368	65	46	2
Jefferson	959	34	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1725	43	9	1
Jones	13920	243	237	43
Kemper	1423	41	50	10
Lafayette	8611	140	199	56
Lamar	10546	138	56	12
Lauderdale	12056	321	481	107
Lawrence	2140	40	27	2
Leake	4102	89	99	17
Lee	15733	236	225	43
Leflore	4688	144	240	55
Lincoln	5481	136	206	40
Lowndes	11114	192	279	66
Madison	14693	281	416	72
Marion	4239	108	162	24
Marshall	6514	137	69	17
Monroe	6832	179	191	55
Montgomery	1802	57	64	10
Neshoba	6668	208	228	60
Newton	3834	81	87	15
Noxubee	1872	40	41	6
Oktibbeha	7165	133	270	40
Panola	6592	131	103	15
Pearl River	9605	240	210	42
Perry	2081	56	24	9
Pike	5868	155	176	43
Pontotoc	6788	106	86	13
Prentiss	4796	82	101	15
Quitman	1069	28	0	0
Rankin	22162	394	492	69
Scott	4743	98	117	19
Sharkey	643	21	45	8
Simpson	4475	116	163	20
Smith	2675	51	71	8
Stone	3620	64	88	14
Sunflower	4254	105	124	20
Tallahatchie	2295	52	50	7
Tate	4643	112	80	19
Tippah	4746	81	120	14
Tishomingo	3648	93	103	28
Tunica	1610	39	19	3
Union	6120	94	132	23
Walthall	2196	64	69	14
Warren	6762	176	174	38
Washington	7486	163	202	41
Wayne	4412	72	80	13
Webster	2036	46	67	14
Wilkinson	1052	39	25	6
Winston	3160	91	135	39
Yalobusha	2384	47	82	22
Yazoo	4472	89	152	20
Total	504,811	10,098	11,294	2,091