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The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 5,781new coronavirus cases Monday for the period Friday through Sunday.The highly contagious delta variant is fuelingnew cases.

On Monday, the state reported 125new coronavirus-related deaths. Seventy-six deaths occurred between July 23and Sept. 4, according to the health department's website. Forty-nine deaths occurred between Aug. 1and Aug. 30, as identified from death certificate reports.

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Since COVID-19 hit the state in March 2020, a total of 452,664COVID-19 cases and 8,664coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.

The health department on Monday reported 146 outbreaks at Mississippi nursinghomes. There have been 10,993cases of the coronavirus in long-term care facilitiesand 2,047deaths reported as of Monday.

According to aNew York Times database, at least 377new coronavirus deaths and 44,417 new cases were reported in the U.S. on Sunday. Over the past week, there has been an average of 161,327cases per day,an increase of 8% from two weeks prior.

Residents between the ages of 25 and 39represent the largest portion of the infected population in the state,with 101,441cases reported Friday, the latest figureavailable.

Among patients under18, children between the ages of 11 and 17 have the highest infection rate, with 40,615cases identified. The 65 and older age group has the highest total number of deaths with 6,227reported.

According tohealth department data, at least 1,433,469people began thevaccination process in Mississippias of Thursday. Since December, about 1,185,057people have been fully immunized against COVID-19. At least 28,002have received a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.

Approximately 372,119 people are presumed recovered from the virus as of Tuesday, according tothe health department's website.

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, Harrison County numbers have steadily climbed, overtaking Hinds County to record the highest number of reported cases with 30,666; Hinds County follows with 29,896cases. DeSoto County is reporting 28,381cases. Jackson County is reporting 21,932cases and Rankin County has 20,526total cases.

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