Mississippi saw another rapid decline in the number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases reported Wednesday as the 14-day average fell to a level not seen since early January.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Wednesday that 2,322 new coronavirus cases were found between 3 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m. Tuesday.

The new cases reported Wednesday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 772,844.

MSDH reported 77 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 11,455.

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 5,034.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 4,803 with Wednesday’s update. It was the first time the two-week average fell below 5,000 since early January.

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	7003	137	92	20
Alcorn	9640	136	131	20
Amite	3141	64	58	10
Attala	4737	102	194	36
Benton	2232	46	47	10
Bolivar	8981	162	252	33
Calhoun	4485	57	44	7
Carroll	2496	48	53	12
Chickasaw	5400	86	63	15
Choctaw	2026	28	13	0
Claiborne	2110	45	45	9
Clarke	4099	100	131	32
Clay	4890	90	41	5
Coahoma	6330	119	138	14
Copiah	6977	103	109	15
Covington	6929	101	185	39
De Soto	48746	503	131	27
Forrest	21420	287	365	62
Franklin	1885	35	47	5
George	6950	81	82	9
Greene	3109	53	81	6
Grenada	5390	123	155	32
Hancock	11903	145	145	22
Harrison	51706	617	703	84
Hinds	51141	724	862	140
Holmes	4309	101	121	21
Humphreys	1983	41	36	9
Issaquena	255	9	0	0
Itawamba	7217	133	134	24
Jackson	36140	420	407	43
Jasper	4683	69	46	2
Jefferson	1463	36	41	7
Jefferson Davis	2787	47	16	1
Jones	20688	272	329	46
Kemper	2122	45	50	10
Lafayette	14715	171	202	57
Lamar	16837	148	67	12
Lauderdale	18197	341	499	108
Lawrence	3483	46	28	2
Leake	6106	106	103	17
Lee	25947	276	225	43
Leflore	7237	160	268	58
Lincoln	8059	152	213	44
Lowndes	17184	218	306	69
Madison	23354	305	416	72
Marion	6808	129	173	25
Marshall	9723	159	69	17
Monroe	10679	201	192	55
Montgomery	2873	67	90	14
Neshoba	10143	224	232	61
Newton	5772	92	89	16
Noxubee	2686	47	42	6
Oktibbeha	10818	154	272	40
Panola	10233	153	103	15
Pearl River	14706	258	263	42
Perry	2983	61	41	9
Pike	9154	169	178	44
Pontotoc	10033	126	88	13
Prentiss	7869	96	102	15
Quitman	1547	30	0	0
Rankin	35465	450	509	69
Scott	6412	106	119	19
Sharkey	929	22	45	8
Simpson	6802	135	176	20
Smith	3936	66	80	8
Stone	5275	68	109	14
Sunflower	5673	116	136	21
Tallahatchie	3138	56	50	7
Tate	7120	133	80	19
Tippah	7075	103	120	14
Tishomingo	5963	115	104	28
Tunica	2471	43	20	4
Union	9275	109	133	23
Walthall	3483	74	69	14
Warren	9913	191	177	38
Washington	9904	184	224	42
Wayne	5839	81	84	13
Webster	3046	58	66	14
Wilkinson	1760	43	25	6
Winston	4993	98	136	39
Yalobusha	3973	51	84	22
Yazoo	7880	99	152	20
Total	772,844	11,455	12,306	2,143