Mississippi’s number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases continued to trend lower with the latest data released from the state Tuesday, but deaths from people already infected continue to climb.

The Mississippi State Health Department reported 76 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 6,132.

The state reported Tuesday 825 new cases were found in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of cases found in the state since the pandemic began to 276,531.

The 7-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 1,419 on Tuesday. It was the lowest average number of new cases in a 7-day period since December 1.

The 14-day, daily average of new cases dropped to 1,529 with Tuesday’s update. It was the lowest 14-day average since December 5.

Of the total cases, the state believes approximately 222,812 cases have recovered and while many people who are infected with the virus may only have moderate or even no visible symptoms, others can get gravely ill and can die as a result.

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 numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or additional information. The data provided below is the most current available.

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2226	72	72	15
Alcorn	2822	59	129	20
Amite	1069	30	54	7
Attala	2017	65	173	36
Benton	894	24	45	10
Bolivar	4341	111	226	31
Calhoun	1488	23	29	4
Carroll	1102	22	48	9
Chickasaw	1947	49	57	15
Choctaw	665	14	1	0
Claiborne	925	27	45	9
Clarke	1577	65	123	30
Clay	1729	45	34	5
Coahoma	2593	58	129	11
Copiah	2614	51	80	10
Covington	2327	73	136	39
De Soto	18450	209	113	24
Forrest	6516	130	225	50
Franklin	725	19	39	4
George	2165	42	59	7
Greene	1180	31	52	6
Grenada	2306	74	155	32
Hancock	3174	67	68	14
Harrison	15376	234	481	65
Hinds	17669	357	803	127
Holmes	1763	69	103	20
Humphreys	879	25	34	8
Issaquena	162	6	0	0
Itawamba	2783	68	133	23
Jackson	11546	199	230	30
Jasper	1950	39	40	2
Jefferson	592	23	40	7
Jefferson Davis	932	31	8	1
Jones	7307	124	218	41
Kemper	842	21	45	9
Lafayette	5442	105	187	55
Lamar	5316	67	53	13
Lauderdale	6403	206	434	95
Lawrence	1127	18	27	2
Leake	2446	68	88	14
Lee	9306	150	217	41
Leflore	3217	114	235	52
Lincoln	3222	94	173	37
Lowndes	5752	130	256	62
Madison	8988	178	360	69
Marion	2373	75	158	24
Marshall	3728	81	64	15
Monroe	3827	117	189	55
Montgomery	1154	36	54	9
Neshoba	3580	161	201	58
Newton	2076	48	87	15
Noxubee	1174	27	35	6
Oktibbeha	4228	87	216	36
Panola	4034	86	102	13
Pearl River	3749	113	186	33
Perry	1091	32	21	7
Pike	2837	89	125	34
Pontotoc	3922	62	80	7
Prentiss	2602	56	99	15
Quitman	743	11	0	0
Rankin	11761	237	390	61
Scott	2759	58	114	11
Sharkey	480	17	43	8
Simpson	2513	76	158	20
Smith	1406	27	61	8
Stone	1607	28	84	14
Sunflower	3024	81	117	19
Tallahatchie	1631	37	50	7
Tate	2875	67	80	19
Tippah	2618	55	119	9
Tishomingo	2022	62	102	27
Tunica	924	22	18	2
Union	3717	68	132	22
Walthall	1190	38	68	13
Warren	3900	110	170	38
Washington	5038	125	189	39
Wayne	2313	40	69	11
Webster	1016	24	58	11
Wilkinson	607	25	25	5
Winston	2133	73	123	38
Yalobusha	1314	36	82	22
Yazoo	2693	59	139	18
Total	276,531	6,132	10,265	1,910