Mississippi’s number of new coronavirus cases falls to level not seen since early July; more than 30 more deaths reported
Published 5:45 pm Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Mississippi’s number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases fell to a weekly average not seen since early July, before the delta variant ravaged the state.
Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Tuesday that 455 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 505,266, 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 31 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 10,129.
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, 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 58 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 278 on Tuesday. It was the lowest level since July 11.
The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 388 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 | 4647 | 122 | 88 | 18 |
Alcorn | 5717 | 103 | 130 | 20 |
Amite | 2068 | 56 | 57 | 9 |
Attala | 3353 | 90 | 189 | 36 |
Benton | 1505 | 39 | 47 | 10 |
Bolivar | 6361 | 151 | 239 | 33 |
Calhoun | 2813 | 49 | 44 | 7 |
Carroll | 1705 | 40 | 52 | 11 |
Chickasaw | 3040 | 67 | 61 | 15 |
Choctaw | 1347 | 27 | 12 | 0 |
Claiborne | 1334 | 38 | 46 | 9 |
Clarke | 2978 | 95 | 132 | 32 |
Clay | 3097 | 77 | 41 | 5 |
Coahoma | 4192 | 109 | 138 | 14 |
Copiah | 4503 | 93 | 104 | 15 |
Covington | 4306 | 95 | 142 | 39 |
De Soto | 32462 | 420 | 124 | 26 |
Forrest | 13539 | 253 | 283 | 60 |
Franklin | 1215 | 28 | 44 | 5 |
George | 5052 | 79 | 73 | 9 |
Greene | 2213 | 49 | 57 | 6 |
Grenada | 3736 | 108 | 156 | 32 |
Hancock | 7772 | 130 | 72 | 15 |
Harrison | 34485 | 546 | 534 | 77 |
Hinds | 32171 | 637 | 853 | 139 |
Holmes | 2691 | 88 | 109 | 20 |
Humphreys | 1300 | 39 | 35 | 9 |
Issaquena | 193 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Itawamba | 4679 | 105 | 135 | 24 |
Jackson | 24627 | 386 | 283 | 41 |
Jasper | 3371 | 65 | 46 | 2 |
Jefferson | 959 | 34 | 41 | 7 |
Jefferson Davis | 1725 | 43 | 9 | 1 |
Jones | 13923 | 243 | 237 | 43 |
Kemper | 1425 | 41 | 50 | 10 |
Lafayette | 8627 | 140 | 199 | 56 |
Lamar | 10547 | 138 | 56 | 12 |
Lauderdale | 12064 | 323 | 480 | 108 |
Lawrence | 2140 | 40 | 27 | 2 |
Leake | 4104 | 89 | 99 | 17 |
Lee | 15758 | 236 | 225 | 43 |
Leflore | 4692 | 144 | 240 | 55 |
Lincoln | 5483 | 136 | 208 | 41 |
Lowndes | 11134 | 192 | 280 | 67 |
Madison | 14699 | 281 | 416 | 72 |
Marion | 4239 | 108 | 162 | 24 |
Marshall | 6517 | 139 | 69 | 17 |
Monroe | 6833 | 179 | 191 | 55 |
Montgomery | 1802 | 57 | 64 | 10 |
Neshoba | 6670 | 208 | 228 | 60 |
Newton | 3842 | 81 | 87 | 15 |
Noxubee | 1873 | 40 | 41 | 6 |
Oktibbeha | 7166 | 133 | 270 | 40 |
Panola | 6608 | 131 | 103 | 15 |
Pearl River | 9608 | 240 | 210 | 42 |
Perry | 2084 | 56 | 24 | 9 |
Pike | 5870 | 155 | 177 | 44 |
Pontotoc | 6802 | 107 | 86 | 13 |
Prentiss | 4814 | 82 | 101 | 15 |
Quitman | 1069 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Rankin | 22178 | 397 | 492 | 69 |
Scott | 4746 | 98 | 117 | 19 |
Sharkey | 646 | 21 | 45 | 8 |
Simpson | 4486 | 116 | 164 | 20 |
Smith | 2676 | 51 | 71 | 8 |
Stone | 3621 | 65 | 88 | 14 |
Sunflower | 4255 | 105 | 124 | 20 |
Tallahatchie | 2297 | 52 | 50 | 7 |
Tate | 4645 | 114 | 80 | 20 |
Tippah | 4751 | 81 | 120 | 14 |
Tishomingo | 3681 | 93 | 103 | 28 |
Tunica | 1610 | 39 | 19 | 3 |
Union | 6128 | 94 | 132 | 23 |
Walthall | 2201 | 64 | 69 | 14 |
Warren | 6767 | 176 | 174 | 38 |
Washington | 7497 | 163 | 202 | 41 |
Wayne | 4412 | 72 | 80 | 13 |
Webster | 2039 | 47 | 67 | 14 |
Wilkinson | 1052 | 39 | 25 | 6 |
Winston | 3160 | 91 | 135 | 39 |
Yalobusha | 2388 | 47 | 82 | 22 |
Yazoo | 4481 | 89 | 152 | 20 |
Total | 505,266 | 10,129 | 11,297 | 2,097 |