The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 105 new cases of COVID-19 and one coronavirus-related death Friday.
Since the virus hit the state in March 2020, a total of 316,272 cases and 7,279 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.
According to a New York Times database Friday, at least 654 new coronavirus deaths and 29,701 new cases were reported in the U.S. on Thursday. Over the past week, there has been an average of 28,933 cases per day, a decrease of 36% from the average two weeks earlier.
The health department on Friday reported 25 outbreaks at Mississippi nursing homes.
Residents between the ages of 25 and 39 represent the largest portion of the infected population in the state, with 70,171 cases reported Tuesday, the latest figure available. Among patients under 18, children between the ages of 11 and 17 have the highest infection rate, with 24,497 cases identified. The 65 and older age group has the highest total number of deaths with 5,556 reported.