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