State health officials say things are getting better in Mississippi

Department of health said in a department of health said the state is seeing a decline in coronavirus cases and more and more state residents are getting their vaccines.

Wtva's wayne hereford listened in on the state doctors and joins us live in tupelo wiith why they believe the state is headed in the right direction.

State epidemiologist dr. paul byers said today that number of coronavirus cases are leveling off right now and that the number of deaths are dropping across the state as well.

Its good news for mississippi.

Not only are deaths and cases going down, but coronavirus hospitalizations are too.

But byers says residents should not take the good news as an opporunity to stop practicing safety protocols such as wearing masks and social distancing.

State doctor thomas dobbs says that so far 65-percent of people 75 yeaers old and above have had at least one dose of the vaccine.

43-percent are fully vaccinated .

For those fifty and older, 43 - percent have taken at least one dose of the vaccine and 25- percent have been fully vaccinated.

They say vaccines are still available in two dose or one dose amounts.

Either way now is a perfect time to sign up and get one.

The doctors say they are still working to get the vacccines to african americans, and others that so far are not getting the shots.

They have plans to open more facilities across the state where people in rural area can easily access the vaccines.

The doctors say the mobile vaccine sites will be closed tomorrow due to the severe weather threat across the state.

Reporting live in tupelo wayne hereford wtva nine news.