COVID-19 case numbers are decreasing in Mississippi and in Lauderdale County.

Mississippi’s seven day rolling average of new cases is about 1,011. On Jan. 21, the seven day average was 1,896.

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported on Friday 1,210 new cases of the coronavirus and 40 additional COVID-19 related deaths in the state, bringing the state’s totals to 279,742 cases and 6,222 deaths.

In Lauderdale County, the seven day rolling average of new cases is about 25. On Jan. 21, the county’s seven day average was 52.

The state reported 19 new COVID-19 cases in Lauderdale County on Friday, bringing the county’s total to 6,487 cases.

Lauderdale County reported one additional death, which was identified from death certificate reports and occurred between Dec. 13 and Jan. 28. The county has reported 213 COVID-19 related deaths since March.

Mississippi has also been vaccinating its residents against COVID-19.

About 29.6% of Mississippians 65 and older have been vaccinated, according to data that State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs shared on Twitter Thursday. About 38.6% of Mississippians 75 and older have been vaccinated.

African Americans are underrepresented in the population of Mississippians that have been vaccinated. According to the data that Dobbs shared, African Americans comprise 19% of those who have received a COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi. About 38% of the state’s population is Black.

COVID-19 case and death numbers for local counties are listed below.

Clarke County: six new cases; 1,598 total cases since March. One additional death, which was identified from death certificate reports and occurred between Dec. 13 and Jan. 28; 66 total deaths since March.

Newton County: six new cases; 2,104 total cases. No additional deaths; 49 total deaths since March.

Kemper County: eight new cases; 853 total cases. No additional deaths; 21 total deaths since March.

Neshoba County: 15 new cases; 3,611 total cases. No additional deaths; 162 total deaths since March.

MSDH presumed that 238,176 people had recovered from COVID-19 as of Jan. 31. The department also reported that there are 138 ongoing outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term-care facilities.

case count

County	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total LTC Facility Cases	Total LTC Facility Deaths
Adams	2250	73	72	15
Alcorn	2841	59	129	20
Amite	1073	30	54	7
Attala	2026	66	173	36
Benton	901	24	45	10
Bolivar	4402	112	231	31
Calhoun	1504	24	33	4
Carroll	1112	22	48	9
Chickasaw	1960	49	58	15
Choctaw	669	14	1	0
Claiborne	943	28	45	9
Clarke	1598	66	123	30
Clay	1739	45	36	5
Coahoma	2625	58	129	11
Copiah	2640	53	81	11
Covington	2346	73	136	39
De Soto	18648	214	113	24
Forrest	6625	132	225	50
Franklin	730	19	39	4
George	2182	43	59	7
Greene	1196	31	52	6
Grenada	2327	74	155	32
Hancock	3208	70	68	14
Harrison	15582	239	481	65
Hinds	17897	361	804	127
Holmes	1774	69	103	20
Humphreys	884	25	34	8
Issaquena	164	6	0	0
Itawamba	2807	68	134	23
Jackson	11711	202	231	30
Jasper	1973	39	43	2
Jefferson	597	25	40	7
Jefferson Davis	949	31	8	1
Jones	7427	127	217	41
Kemper	853	21	45	9
Lafayette	5522	107	187	55
Lamar	5385	67	53	13
Lauderdale	6487	213	439	96
Lawrence	1142	18	27	2
Leake	2460	68	88	14
Lee	9381	153	217	41
Leflore	3246	114	236	52
Lincoln	3269	96	173	37
Lowndes	5790	130	256	62
Madison	9075	185	360	69
Marion	2401	76	158	24
Marshall	3781	87	64	15
Monroe	3868	119	189	55
Montgomery	1159	36	54	9
Neshoba	3611	162	201	58
Newton	2104	49	87	15
Noxubee	1190	27	35	6
Oktibbeha	4260	88	216	36
Panola	4088	88	102	13
Pearl River	3805	117	186	33
Perry	1096	32	21	7
Pike	2875	89	125	34
Pontotoc	3961	64	86	9
Prentiss	2621	56	99	15
Quitman	745	12	0	0
Rankin	11964	243	390	61
Scott	2800	59	114	11
Sharkey	481	17	43	8
Simpson	2547	77	158	20
Smith	1433	27	62	8
Stone	1629	28	84	14
Sunflower	3049	81	117	19
Tallahatchie	1650	37	50	7
Tate	2891	67	80	19
Tippah	2645	55	119	9
Tishomingo	2048	63	102	27
Tunica	935	23	18	2
Union	3764	68	132	22
Walthall	1203	39	68	13
Warren	3951	110	170	38
Washington	5055	125	189	39
Wayne	2355	40	69	11
Webster	1028	24	58	11
Wilkinson	611	25	25	5
Winston	2155	74	130	39
Yalobusha	1345	36	82	22
Yazoo	2718	59	139	18
Total	279,742	6,222	10,303	1,915