New coronavirus cases in Mississippi keep climbing higher, state reports

Published 1:31 pm Friday, December 10, 2021

New COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Mississippi continued to climb Friday as the state reported the latest statistics.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Friday that 445 new coronavirus cases were found in the last 24 hours. That put the weekly average of new, daily cases at 516

The additional cases reported Friday brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 519,115.

Statistics indicate that approximately 1 in every 290 Mississippians has died from the virus.

MSDH reported nine new deaths on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 10,326.

Through Friday, 48 percent of the total Mississippi population has been fully vaccinated. The number of fully vaccinated Mississippians has grown over the last several weeks but remains below the U.S. average of 60 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 rose to 516 on Friday. It was the highest weekly average since October 19.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases rose to 463 with Friday’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	4803	125	88	18
Alcorn	6025	108	130	20
Amite	2113	57	57	9
Attala	3434	90	189	36
Benton	1541	39	47	10
Bolivar	6512	151	240	33
Calhoun	2905	51	44	7
Carroll	1771	41	52	11
Chickasaw	3246	68	61	15
Choctaw	1384	27	12	0
Claiborne	1351	39	46	9
Clarke	3025	95	132	32
Clay	3157	78	41	5
Coahoma	4304	112	138	14
Copiah	4619	95	106	15
Covington	4365	95	142	39
De Soto	33686	434	126	26
Forrest	13906	261	284	61
Franklin	1275	30	46	5
George	5121	80	73	9
Greene	2259	50	57	6
Grenada	3826	109	156	32
Hancock	7864	132	72	15
Harrison	35150	560	535	79
Hinds	32943	646	852	139
Holmes	2742	89	109	20
Humphreys	1329	39	35	9
Issaquena	195	7	0	0
Itawamba	4952	107	135	24
Jackson	24987	392	285	41
Jasper	3421	66	46	2
Jefferson	975	34	41	7
Jefferson Davis	1752	43	9	1
Jones	14233	248	261	44
Kemper	1460	41	50	10
Lafayette	8932	143	202	57
Lamar	10739	140	56	12
Lauderdale	12396	323	482	108
Lawrence	2219	43	27	2
Leake	4151	92	99	17
Lee	16698	245	224	43
Leflore	4778	144	240	55
Lincoln	5563	136	208	41
Lowndes	11431	195	303	68
Madison	15049	283	416	72
Marion	4327	112	162	24
Marshall	6793	142	69	17
Monroe	7163	179	191	55
Montgomery	1829	57	64	10
Neshoba	6774	210	229	61
Newton	3976	83	87	15
Noxubee	1891	44	41	6
Oktibbeha	7267	139	271	40
Panola	6850	136	103	15
Pearl River	9781	244	210	42
Perry	2151	56	24	9
Pike	5967	157	177	44
Pontotoc	7109	110	87	13
Prentiss	5164	86	101	15
Quitman	1083	28	0	0
Rankin	22699	405	492	69
Scott	4806	99	117	19
Sharkey	656	21	45	8
Simpson	4606	117	165	20
Smith	2717	52	71	8
Stone	3667	66	88	14
Sunflower	4352	106	125	20
Tallahatchie	2336	53	50	7
Tate	4807	118	80	19
Tippah	5018	84	122	14
Tishomingo	3927	94	103	28
Tunica	1650	39	19	3
Union	6534	99	133	23
Walthall	2223	66	69	14
Warren	6942	179	175	38
Washington	7571	170	202	41
Wayne	4447	72	80	13
Webster	2079	49	67	14
Wilkinson	1068	39	25	6
Winston	3203	92	135	39
Yalobusha	2486	47	82	22
Yazoo	4609	93	152	20
Total	519,115	10,326	11,367	2,103