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The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department received positive test results for one more confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday morning, according to Kim Tedford, executive director of the department. Madison County now has a total of 144 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The newest case is a 60-year-old man, who is not hospitalized. The department’s epidemiology staff are reaching out to people who had contact with this person.
A release from the department stated that eight Madison County residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19. One of those patients is currently on a ventilator. Two patients came off ventilators Wednesday, with one of those patients having been on a ventilator for a month.
Tedford said an order has been signed by herself Madison County Mayor Jimmy Harris and City of Jackson Mayor Scott Conger that allows the city to move to Phase 2 and allow businesses like barber shops, gyms salons tanning businesses and tattoo parlors to tentatively open Monday.
You can read the order here: Jackson-Madison-County-Regional-Health-Dept-Order-1-04302020
You can watch the health department’s media briefing below:
https://www.facebook.com/JMCRHD/videos/234696877796071/
The department also released the following demographic information about Madison County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases:
ZIP CODE
|
Zip Code |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
|
38305 |
90 |
62% |
|
38301 |
34 |
24% |
|
38356 |
2 |
1% |
|
38391 |
3 |
2% |
|
38366 |
1 |
1% |
|
38343 |
4 |
3% |
|
38313 |
4 |
3% |
|
38392 |
1 |
1% |
|
Unknown |
5 |
3% |
GENDER
|
Sex |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Female |
77 |
53% |
| Male |
67 |
47% |
RACE
|
Race |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Black or African American |
94 |
65% |
| White |
40 |
28% |
| Asian |
5 |
4% |
| Hispanic |
2 |
1% |
| Other |
1 |
1% |
| Unspecified |
2 |
1% |
HEALTH STATUS
|
Health Status |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| Recovered |
71 |
49% |
| Not Recovered |
31 |
22% |
| Better |
16 |
11% |
| Unknown |
26 |
18% |
AGE
|
Age (years) |
Number of Cases |
Percentage |
| 0-10 |
1 |
1% |
| 11-20 |
3 |
2% |
| 21-30 |
19 |
13% |
| 31-40 |
19 |
13% |
| 41-50 |
27 |
19% |
| 51-60 |
43 |
30% |
| 61-70 |
21 |
14% |
| 71-80 |
10 |
7% |
| 80+ |
1 |
1% |
Find more information about COVID-19 from the Tennessee Department of Health at https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated information and guidance available online at www.cdc.gov/COVID19.