Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Wednesday that 5,940 new coronavirus cases were found in the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Tuesday.

The new cases reported Wednesday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 737,607.

MSDH reported 126 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 11,170.

It was the third day in a row that the state reported a significantly higher number of deaths. On Wednesday, the state said 96 deaths occurred between February 2, 2021, and January 26 and were located through death certificate reports.

Through Wednesday, 50 percent of the total Mississippi population has been fully vaccinated. The number of fully vaccinated Mississippians remains below the U.S. average of 64 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 Wednesday to 4,573.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 5,147 with Wednesday’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	6476	132	91	19
Alcorn	9238	132	131	20
Amite	2971	61	58	10
Attala	4438	98	194	36
Benton	2105	45	47	10
Bolivar	8567	160	252	33
Calhoun	4313	56	44	7
Carroll	2424	46	53	12
Chickasaw	5130	84	63	15
Choctaw	1906	28	13	0
Claiborne	2060	44	46	9
Clarke	3928	98	131	32
Clay	4723	88	41	5
Coahoma	6038	119	138	14
Copiah	6453	101	109	15
Covington	6664	99	165	39
De Soto	46974	493	131	27
Forrest	20200	280	364	61
Franklin	1791	35	47	5
George	6675	81	76	9
Greene	2897	51	74	6
Grenada	5169	122	155	32
Hancock	11118	145	143	22
Harrison	48127	599	663	83
Hinds	49936	709	861	140
Holmes	4188	98	121	21
Humphreys	1885	40	36	9
Issaquena	242	8	0	0
Itawamba	6919	123	135	24
Jackson	34627	406	396	42
Jasper	4481	67	46	2
Jefferson	1402	35	41	7
Jefferson Davis	2666	45	16	1
Jones	19863	264	308	46
Kemper	2058	43	50	10
Lafayette	13939	166	202	57
Lamar	16019	144	66	12
Lauderdale	17595	332	499	108
Lawrence	3303	46	28	2
Leake	5762	102	103	17
Lee	25025	271	225	43
Leflore	7062	153	269	56
Lincoln	7543	145	210	42
Lowndes	16257	216	306	69
Madison	22518	302	416	72
Marion	6582	128	173	24
Marshall	9226	155	69	17
Monroe	10020	195	192	55
Montgomery	2798	65	90	13
Neshoba	9765	219	232	61
Newton	5547	90	89	16
Noxubee	2619	47	42	6
Oktibbeha	10048	149	272	40
Panola	9751	145	103	15
Pearl River	14039	250	248	42
Perry	2843	58	41	9
Pike	8526	167	178	44
Pontotoc	9541	123	88	13
Prentiss	7492	92	101	15
Quitman	1495	29	0	0
Rankin	33904	443	503	69
Scott	6260	106	119	19
Sharkey	883	22	45	8
Simpson	6352	132	171	20
Smith	3739	64	80	8
Stone	5057	67	106	14
Sunflower	5544	113	136	21
Tallahatchie	3030	54	50	7
Tate	6777	131	80	19
Tippah	6596	96	120	14
Tishomingo	5584	107	103	28
Tunica	2415	43	20	4
Union	8832	109	133	23
Walthall	3311	72	69	14
Warren	9505	189	175	38
Washington	9569	178	224	42
Wayne	5379	78	83	13
Webster	2895	57	66	14
Wilkinson	1734	41	25	6
Winston	4795	97	135	39
Yalobusha	3782	50	84	22
Yazoo	7697	97	152	20
Total	737,607	11,170	12,160	2,133