Mississippi’s spread of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases fell again Friday to a level not seen since mid-December, just before the massive surge caused by the omicron variant.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Friday that 577 new coronavirus cases were found between 3 p.m. Wednesday and 3 p.m. Thursday.

The new cases reported Friday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 789,056.

MSDH reported 24 new deaths on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 12,008.

Through Friday, 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 Friday to 504. It was the lowest weekly average since Dec. 17, 2021.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 881 with Friday’s update.

Cumulative Cases and Deaths by County

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	7102	140	103	22
Alcorn	9854	146	132	20
Amite	3206	67	58	10
Attala	5223	110	205	38
Benton	2257	49	47	10
Bolivar	9198	174	275	34
Calhoun	4622	65	44	7
Carroll	2546	50	53	12
Chickasaw	5566	95	63	15
Choctaw	2178	33	13	0
Claiborne	2132	46	45	9
Clarke	4197	104	131	32
Clay	4929	93	42	5
Coahoma	6423	120	138	14
Copiah	7085	111	109	15
Covington	7043	107	187	41
De Soto	49772	536	130	27
Forrest	21856	302	369	66
Franklin	1918	37	47	5
George	7105	86	94	9
Greene	3170	56	81	7
Grenada	5482	126	155	32
Hancock	12116	146	146	23
Harrison	53089	644	744	87
Hinds	51843	757	879	140
Holmes	4415	104	133	21
Humphreys	2004	44	36	10
Issaquena	260	9	0	0
Itawamba	7344	141	134	24
Jackson	36680	439	418	46
Jasper	4771	72	46	2
Jefferson	1470	37	41	7
Jefferson Davis	2838	50	15	1
Jones	21082	285	349	47
Kemper	2158	46	50	10
Lafayette	15072	174	202	57
Lamar	17282	157	71	12
Lauderdale	18678	357	499	108
Lawrence	3556	53	28	2
Leake	6330	113	103	17
Lee	26454	291	225	43
Leflore	7283	166	270	60
Lincoln	8235	155	214	45
Lowndes	17444	229	305	69
Madison	23838	318	420	72
Marion	6928	133	172	25
Marshall	9857	171	69	17
Monroe	10920	210	192	55
Montgomery	2936	71	94	15
Neshoba	10445	233	232	61
Newton	5942	96	89	16
Noxubee	2710	48	42	6
Oktibbeha	11035	158	272	40
Panola	10349	163	103	15
Pearl River	14954	265	269	42
Perry	3028	63	43	9
Pike	9421	180	178	44
Pontotoc	10210	134	90	13
Prentiss	8127	101	102	15
Quitman	1558	31	0	0
Rankin	36270	470	511	69
Scott	6471	114	120	19
Sharkey	950	24	48	8
Simpson	6926	141	186	20
Smith	4070	66	80	8
Stone	5375	70	112	14
Sunflower	5722	117	138	21
Tallahatchie	3173	60	50	7
Tate	7248	139	80	19
Tippah	7175	106	119	14
Tishomingo	6079	120	104	28
Tunica	2506	44	20	4
Union	9427	115	133	23
Walthall	3568	78	71	16
Warren	10168	199	177	38
Washington	10156	194	231	42
Wayne	5922	84	94	13
Webster	3322	66	66	14
Wilkinson	1790	45	25	6
Winston	5176	102	136	39
Yalobusha	4048	54	84	22
Yazoo	7988	103	152	20
Total	789,056	12,008	12,533	2,170