New COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Mississippi continue to fall across the state as the spike from the omicron variant has plummeted, but not before nearly one-quarter million residents were infected since January 1.

Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials reported Wednesday that 448 new coronavirus cases were found between 3 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m. Tuesday.

The new cases reported on Wednesday bring the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 790,616.

Of those totals 246,888 of them have occurred since January 1, meaning approximately 1 in every 12 Mississippi residents contracted the virus this year.

MSDH reported 15 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 12,115.

Through Wednesday, 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 Wednesday to 383. It was the lowest 7-day, daily average since December 2, 2021.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 490 with Wednesday’s update. It was the lowest level since December 16, 2021.

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	7104	141	103	22
Alcorn	9867	148	132	20
Amite	3206	67	58	10
Attala	5231	111	207	38
Benton	2264	49	47	10
Bolivar	9215	177	275	34
Calhoun	4632	69	44	7
Carroll	2554	50	58	12
Chickasaw	5570	95	63	15
Choctaw	2199	33	13	0
Claiborne	2134	46	45	9
Clarke	4203	104	131	32
Clay	4932	96	41	5
Coahoma	6430	120	138	14
Copiah	7097	113	109	15
Covington	7052	108	187	41
De Soto	49851	539	130	27
Forrest	21892	306	370	66
Franklin	1920	37	47	5
George	7111	86	94	9
Greene	3176	56	81	7
Grenada	5489	126	155	32
Hancock	12139	149	146	23
Harrison	53224	646	747	87
Hinds	51904	766	882	141
Holmes	4432	104	133	21
Humphreys	2007	44	39	10
Issaquena	261	9	0	0
Itawamba	7352	143	134	24
Jackson	36735	442	418	46
Jasper	4792	73	46	2
Jefferson	1470	37	41	7
Jefferson Davis	2840	50	15	1
Jones	21095	287	349	47
Kemper	2161	47	50	10
Lafayette	15107	176	202	57
Lamar	17305	160	71	12
Lauderdale	18704	358	499	108
Lawrence	3562	54	28	2
Leake	6361	114	103	17
Lee	26516	292	225	43
Leflore	7286	166	271	60
Lincoln	8247	155	214	45
Lowndes	17453	233	305	69
Madison	23873	319	420	72
Marion	6934	134	172	25
Marshall	9873	172	69	17
Monroe	10930	214	192	55
Montgomery	2944	74	95	15
Neshoba	10522	235	232	61
Newton	5973	96	89	16
Noxubee	2713	48	42	6
Oktibbeha	11051	158	272	40
Panola	10360	165	103	15
Pearl River	14967	266	272	42
Perry	3032	63	43	9
Pike	9437	182	178	44
Pontotoc	10241	137	90	13
Prentiss	8161	103	102	15
Quitman	1559	31	0	0
Rankin	36327	476	511	69
Scott	6477	118	120	19
Sharkey	950	25	48	8
Simpson	6933	142	186	20
Smith	4080	66	80	8
Stone	5381	70	112	14
Sunflower	5734	120	138	21
Tallahatchie	3176	60	50	7
Tate	7254	139	80	19
Tippah	7291	106	119	14
Tishomingo	6098	122	104	28
Tunica	2508	45	20	4
Union	9441	116	133	23
Walthall	3571	78	71	16
Warren	10179	199	177	38
Washington	10224	195	246	44
Wayne	5940	84	101	13
Webster	3372	68	66	14
Wilkinson	1790	45	25	6
Winston	5189	103	136	39
Yalobusha	4051	56	84	22
Yazoo	7998	103	152	20
Total	790,616	12,115	12,576	2,173