Mississippi’s number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases dropped Tuesday to a nearly three-month low point, state officials report.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Tuesday that 228 new coronavirus cases were found between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday.

The new cases reported on Tuesday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 790,168.

MSDH reported 61 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 12,100.

Through Tuesday, 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 Tuesday to 396. It was the lowest 7-day, daily average since December 2, 2021.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 534 with Tuesday’s update. It was the lowest level since just before 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 24	Total LTC Facility Deaths as of February 24
Adams	7104	141	103	22
Alcorn	9863	148	132	20
Amite	3206	67	58	10
Attala	5227	111	205	38
Benton	2259	49	47	10
Bolivar	9210	176	275	34
Calhoun	4632	69	44	7
Carroll	2548	50	53	12
Chickasaw	5567	95	63	15
Choctaw	2197	33	13	0
Claiborne	2135	46	45	9
Clarke	4202	104	131	32
Clay	4932	96	42	5
Coahoma	6427	120	138	14
Copiah	7091	112	109	15
Covington	7049	108	187	41
De Soto	49837	539	130	27
Forrest	21884	305	369	66
Franklin	1920	37	47	5
George	7111	86	94	9
Greene	3175	56	81	7
Grenada	5488	126	155	32
Hancock	12131	148	146	23
Harrison	53183	646	744	87
Hinds	51897	764	879	140
Holmes	4429	104	133	21
Humphreys	2007	44	36	10
Issaquena	261	9	0	0
Itawamba	7350	142	134	24
Jackson	36723	441	418	46
Jasper	4792	73	46	2
Jefferson	1470	37	41	7
Jefferson Davis	2839	50	15	1
Jones	21094	287	349	47
Kemper	2161	47	50	10
Lafayette	15098	176	202	57
Lamar	17301	160	71	12
Lauderdale	18696	358	499	108
Lawrence	3561	54	28	2
Leake	6356	114	103	17
Lee	26498	292	225	43
Leflore	7285	166	270	60
Lincoln	8245	155	214	45
Lowndes	17448	232	305	69
Madison	23869	319	420	72
Marion	6932	134	172	25
Marshall	9868	172	69	17
Monroe	10927	214	192	55
Montgomery	2941	74	94	15
Neshoba	10500	234	232	61
Newton	5960	96	89	16
Noxubee	2713	48	42	6
Oktibbeha	11046	158	272	40
Panola	10359	165	103	15
Pearl River	14964	266	269	42
Perry	3031	63	43	9
Pike	9432	182	178	44
Pontotoc	10240	137	90	13
Prentiss	8139	103	102	15
Quitman	1559	31	0	0
Rankin	36319	474	511	69
Scott	6477	117	120	19
Sharkey	950	25	48	8
Simpson	6932	141	186	20
Smith	4078	66	80	8
Stone	5380	70	112	14
Sunflower	5731	120	138	21
Tallahatchie	3175	60	50	7
Tate	7251	139	80	19
Tippah	7182	106	119	14
Tishomingo	6092	122	104	28
Tunica	2506	45	20	4
Union	9438	116	133	23
Walthall	3570	78	71	16
Warren	10175	199	177	38
Washington	10217	194	231	42
Wayne	5935	84	94	13
Webster	3371	68	66	14
Wilkinson	1790	45	25	6
Winston	5185	103	136	39
Yalobusha	4050	56	84	22
Yazoo	7995	103	152	20
Total	790,168	12,100	12,533	2,170