New cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus continued to slowly inch down Thursday with the latest data released from the state health department.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Thursday that 541 new coronavirus cases were found between 3 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday.

The new cases reported Thursday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 788,479.

MSDH reported 30 new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 11,984.

Through Thursday, 51 percent of the total Mississippi population has been fully vaccinated. The number of fully vaccinated Mississippians remains below the U.S. average of 65 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 Thursday to 592.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 999 with Thursday’s update. It was the lowest level since just after Christmas.

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 as of February 22	Total LTC Facility Deaths as of February 22
Adams	7102	140	103	22
Alcorn	9851	146	132	20
Amite	3206	67	58	10
Attala	5213	110	205	38
Benton	2257	49	47	10
Bolivar	9192	174	275	34
Calhoun	4603	65	44	7
Carroll	2546	50	53	12
Chickasaw	5541	93	63	15
Choctaw	2177	33	13	0
Claiborne	2132	46	45	9
Clarke	4196	104	131	32
Clay	4925	92	42	5
Coahoma	6412	120	138	14
Copiah	7080	111	109	15
Covington	7041	107	187	41
De Soto	49724	534	130	27
Forrest	21853	302	369	66
Franklin	1917	37	47	5
George	7101	86	94	9
Greene	3170	56	81	7
Grenada	5481	126	155	32
Hancock	12113	146 *	146	23
Harrison	53062	643	743	87
Hinds	51808	755	879	140
Holmes	4412	104	133	21
Humphreys	2004	44	36	10
Issaquena	260	9	0	0
Itawamba	7338	141	134	24
Jackson	36672	438	417	46
Jasper	4765	72	46	2
Jefferson	1470	37	41	7
Jefferson Davis	2834	50	15	1
Jones	21072	284	349	47
Kemper	2157	46	50	10
Lafayette	15034	174	202	57
Lamar	17273	156	70	12
Lauderdale	18670	355	499	108
Lawrence	3556	52	28	2
Leake	6330	113	103	17
Lee	26414	291	225	43
Leflore	7283	166	270	60
Lincoln	8231	155	213	44
Lowndes	17430	229	305	69
Madison	23819	318	420	72
Marion	6926	133	172	25
Marshall	9850	171	69	17
Monroe	10910	210	192	55
Montgomery	2933	71	93	15
Neshoba	10423	232	232	61
Newton	5938	96 *	89	16
Noxubee	2709	48	42	6
Oktibbeha	11031	158	272	40
Panola	10328	163	103	15
Pearl River	14949	263	268	42
Perry	3028	63	43	9
Pike	9418	180	178	44
Pontotoc	10206	132	90	13
Prentiss	8123	101	102	15
Quitman	1558	31	0	0
Rankin	36251	469	511	69
Scott	6467	113	120	19
Sharkey	950	24	48	8
Simpson	6921	140	186	20
Smith	4068	66	80	8
Stone	5367	70	110	14
Sunflower	5721	117	138	21
Tallahatchie	3168	60	50	7
Tate	7238	139	80	19
Tippah	7173	106	119	14
Tishomingo	6070	120	104	28
Tunica	2505	44	20	4
Union	9426	115	133	23
Walthall	3566	78	71	16
Warren	10165	199	177	38
Washington	10136	194	231	42
Wayne	5921	84	87	13
Webster	3317	66	66	14
Wilkinson	1790	45	25	6
Winston	5172	102	136	39
Yalobusha	4042	53	84	22
Yazoo	7988	102	152	20
Total	788,479	11,984	12,518	2,169